# NTSB SEA78FTI06: Bellanca 7GCBC, N1116E, Havre, MT, January 28, 1978

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: January 28, 1978
- Place: Havre, MT · HAVRE, MT
- Location: 48.5419° N, 109.6780° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Havre, MT, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=48.5419&lon=-109.6780&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report March 14, 1978
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 143158
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=SEA78FTI06
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA78FTI06

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0243  78/1/28  NR.HAVRE,MT           BELLANCA 7GCBC      CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             STUDENT, AGE 31, 75 TOTAL
        TIME - 1315                    N1116E              PX-  0  0  0  BUSINESS                  HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - WORONIK RANCH
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          WORONIK RANCH,MT            HAVRE,MT
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           TAKEOFF: RUN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: IMPROPER MAINTENANCE (OWNER PERSONNEL)
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: SKI ASSEMBLIES
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - POOR WELD
        REMARKS- OWNER INSTALLED SKIS.NON-APPROVED MOD.WELDING DENORMALIZED ATTACH BOLT P/N 1-9805.BROKE ON T/O.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N1116E](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1116E), registered now, S/N 981-77, built 1977 (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: Woronik Ranch

## 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 19780128001509A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780128001509A), Jan 28, 1978: Blanca 7GCBC, Havre, MT, Substantial damage. Owner installed skis. Non-approved mod. Welding denormalized attacht p/n 1-9805.broke on t/o.

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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