# NTSB SEA79FTA08: Bellanca 7GCBC, N62972, Sand Springs, MT, January 25, 1979

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: January 25, 1979
- Place: Sand Springs, MT · SAND SPRINGS, MT
- Location: 47.1008° N, 107.4856° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Sand Springs, MT, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.1008&lon=-107.4856&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report March 16, 1979
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 137674
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=SEA79FTA08
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA79FTA08

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0100  79/1/25  NR.SAND SPRINGS,MT    BELLANCA 7GCBC      CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 0820                    N62972              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  AGE 57, 6985 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            4000 IN TYPE, NOT
                                                                                                   INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - RANCH STRIP
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
         SAND SPRINGS,MT              LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - FUEL SYSTEM: LINES AND FITTINGS
           POWERPLANT - FUEL SYSTEM: FILTERS,STRAINERS,SCREENS
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OBSTRUCTED
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
           TERRAIN - SNOW-COVERED
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- PIECE OF TAPE BLOCKED LINE & SCREEN. LND IN DEEP SNOW.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N62972](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N62972-2013-05-10), registration cancelled 2013-05-10, S/N 360-72, built 1972 (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: Ranch Strip

## Other investigations on N62972 (2)

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 ANC82DA085](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC82DA085), Sep 7, 1982: Bellanca 7GCBC (N62972), Mt. Range, AK, substantial damage
- [NTSB SEA76FTA02](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA76FTA02), Jul 11, 1975: Bellanca 7GCBC (N62972), Sand Springs, MT, substantial damage

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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