# NTSB OAK79DVM16: Bellanca 7GCBC, N8649V, Hollister, CA, March 25, 1979

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: March 25, 1979
- Place: Hollister, CA · HOLLISTER, CA
- Location: 36.8556° N, 121.3995° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Hollister, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.8556&lon=-121.3995&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report April 18, 1979
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 137922
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=OAK79DVM16
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK79DVM16

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0329  79/3/25    HOLLISTER,CA        BELLANCA 7GCBC      CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 60, 2410
        TIME - 1000                    N8649V              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 8 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - HOLLISTER MUNI
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          MONTEREY,CA                 HOLLISTER,CA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF BRAKES AND/OR FLIGHT CONTROLS
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N8649V](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8649V-2009-09-16), registration cancelled 2009-09-16, S/N 819-75, built 1975 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELLANCA 7GCBC
- Registry model: [Bellanca 7GCBC](https://openairdocs.org/model/bellanca-7gcbc) (registry code 1220601) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming 0-320 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (registry code 41508, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Hollister Muni

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19790325005239A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790325005239A), Mar 25, 1979: Blanca 7GCBC, Hollister, CA, Substantial damage. Pilot lost directional control on landing.

## Other investigations on N8649V (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB LAX96LA022](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX96LA022), Oct 26, 1995: Bellanca 7GCBC (N8649V), Hemet, CA, destroyed. Probable cause: the pilot's failure to maintain adequate airspeed and the inadvertent stall while performing a short field landing.

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

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