# NTSB SEA81DYA08: Bellanca 7GCBC, N4133Y, Hailey, ID, January 8, 1981

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: January 8, 1981
- Place: Hailey, ID · HAILEY, ID
- Location: 43.5127° N, 114.2995° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Hailey, ID, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.5127&lon=-114.2995&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report January 29, 1981
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 127291
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=SEA81DYA08
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA81DYA08

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0160   81/1/8    HAILEY,ID           BELLANCA 7GCBC      CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 28, 147
        TIME - 1800                    N4133Y              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 20 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - HAILEY
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          BOISE,ID                    HAILEY,ID
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           COLLIDED WITH: SNOWBANK                                  LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF BRAKES AND/OR FLIGHT CONTROLS
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N4133Y](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4133Y-2017-06-20), registration cancelled 2017-06-20, S/N 952-76, built 1976 (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: Hailey

## 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 19810108001749A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810108001749A), Jan 8, 1981: Bbavia 7GCBC, Hailey, ID, Substantial damage. Lost directional control on landing. Ground-looped.

## Other investigations on N4133Y (1)

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 IAD03CA060](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD03CA060), Jun 28, 2003: Bellanca 7GCBC (N4133Y), Atlantic City, NJ, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to properly secure an aerial advertising banner to the outside of the 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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