# NTSB SEA79DYP13: Bellanca 8GCBC, N2685Z, Troy, ID, April 20, 1979

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: April 20, 1979
- Place: Troy, ID · TROY, ID
- Location: 46.7380° N, 116.7732° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Troy, ID, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=46.7380&lon=-116.7732&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report June 4, 1979
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 136608
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=SEA79DYP13
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA79DYP13

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0620  79/4/20  NR.TROY,ID            BELLANCA 8GCBC      CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 18, 83 TOTAL
        TIME - 1700                    N2685Z              PX-  0  0  0  PRACTICE                  HOURS, 11 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - FARM STRIP
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          PULLMAN,WA                 TROY,ID
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF BRAKES AND/OR FLIGHT CONTROLS
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N2685Z (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: BELLANCA 8GCBC
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Farm Strip

## 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 19790420008109A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790420008109A), Apr 20, 1979: Blanca 8GCBC, Troy, ID, Substantial damage. Pilot lost directional control on 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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