# NTSB SEA75FTA13: Bellanca 7GCBC, N11644, Ismay, MT, March 2, 1975

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: March 2, 1975
- Place: Ismay, MT · ISMAY, MT
- Location: 46.5002° N, 104.7929° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Ismay, MT, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=46.5002&lon=-104.7929&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 1 minor, 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report March 27, 1975
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 147964
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=SEA75FTA13
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA75FTA13

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0297   75/3/2  NR.ISMAY,MT           BELLANCA 7GCBC      CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             NO CERTIFICATE, AGE 24,
        TIME - 0230                    N11644              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  UNK/NR TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            UNK/NR IN TYPE, NOT
                                                                                                   INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
         ISMAY,MT                    UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 TAKEOFF: RUN
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           TAKEOFF: RUN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS - UNQUALIFIED PERSON OPERATED AIRCRAFT
        FACTOR(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - PHYSICAL IMPAIRMENT
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - ALCOHOLIC IMPAIRMENT OF EFFICIENCY AND JUDGMENT
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - STOLEN OR UNAUTH=
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
        REMARKS- UNAUTH FLT.PLT UNCERTIFICATED.PLT & PAX HAD BEEN DRINKING.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N11644](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N11644-1977-03-31), registration cancelled 1977-03-31, S/N 343-72 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELLANCA 7GCBC
- Registry model: [Bellanca 7GCBC](https://openairdocs.org/model/bellanca-7gcbc) (registry code 1220601) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage

## 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 19750302002639A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750302002639A), Mar 2, 1975: Blanca 7GCBC, Ismay, MT, Substantial damage. Unauth flt. Plt uncertificated. Plt & pax had been drinking.

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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