# NTSB SEA80DYP03: Bellanca 7KCAB, N2680Z, College Place, WA, November 11, 1979

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: November 11, 1979
- Place: College Place, WA · COLLEGE PLACE, WA
- Location: 46.0418° N, 118.3924° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of College Place, WA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=46.0418&lon=-118.3924&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report December 18, 1979
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 133437
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=SEA80DYP03
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA80DYP03

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2605  79/11/11   COLLEGE PLACE,WA    BELLANCA 7KCAB      CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 53, 1278
        TIME - 1315                    N2680Z              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 90 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - SKY RANCH
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          WALLA WALLA,WA              COLLEGE PLACE,WA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT                                    IN FLIGHT: DESCENDING
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
          MISC-COLLIDED WITH RADIO CONTROLLED MODEL ACFT
        REMARKS- DMGD LEFT WG,LND OK. MODEL ABOUT 1050FT AGL.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N2680Z](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2680Z), registered now, S/N 1010-78, built 1977 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELLANCA 7KCAB
- 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: Sky 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 19791111030679A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19791111030679A), Nov 11, 1979: Blanca 7GCBC, College Place, WA, Substantial damage. Aircraft collided with a radio-controlled model airplane.

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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