# NTSB SEA79FYP44: Bellanca 7GCAA, N5186T, Clearwater, ID, September 29, 1979

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Serious injuries · Closed
- Date: September 29, 1979
- Place: Clearwater, ID · CLEARWATER, ID
- Location: 46.0224° N, 115.8910° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Clearwater, ID, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=46.0224&lon=-115.8910&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Serious injuries
- Injuries: 1 serious, 3 minor
- Status: Completed, report November 19, 1979
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 133964
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=SEA79FYP44
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA79FYP44

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2377  79/9/29    CLEARWATER,ID       BELLANCA 7GCAA      CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 29, 500
        TIME - 1100                    N5186T              PX-  0  1  2  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 25 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          CLEARWATER,ID               LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF FLIGHT CONTROLS
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS
           TERRAIN - WET,SOFT GROUND
        REMARKS- TKOF FROM ROLLED/PLOWED FLD,1500 FT LONG,UPHILL 1ST 800 FT.AFTER TKOF,DRIFTED LEFT TWD TREES.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N5186T](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5186T-2013-04-18), registration cancelled 2013-04-18, S/N 159, built 1967 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELLANCA 7GCAA
- Registry model: [Champion 7GCAA](https://openairdocs.org/model/champion-7gcaa) (registry code 21101N8) (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: Destroyed

## 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 19790929027709A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790929027709A), Sep 29, 1979: Blanca 7GCAA, Clearwater, ID, Destroyed. Pilot took off from a pasture with 3 passengers. Drifted off runway into trees.

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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