# Accident 19750411011339A: Blanca 7HC, White Water, MT, April 11, 1975

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 11, 1975
- Place: White Water, MT
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Location: 48.7635° N, 107.6302° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Whitewater, MT, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=48.7635&lon=-107.6302&mi=10
- Aircraft: N88465, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N88465) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bellanca 7GCBC (registry code 1220601, https://openairdocs.org/model/bellanca-7gcbc) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BLANCA 7HC
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 525 total, 17 in this make and model, 30 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA75FTA16](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA75FTA16) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750411011339A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

CARB HEAT VALVE WORKED ONLY PARTIALLY. IMPROPER RIGGING. LND IN DEEP SNOW.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (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 SEA75FTA16](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA75FTA16), Apr 11, 1975: Bellanca 7GCBC (N88465), White Water, MT, substantial damage

## Other reports on N88465 (2)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 19810601057299I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810601057299I), Jun 1, 1981: Bbavia 7GCBC (N88465), Ekalaka, MT, Minor damage. During roll out, gear collapsed. Looped to right damaging right wing tip. Bolt p/n ms 200005-32 had failed.
- [Accident 19770509008249A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770509008249A), May 9, 1977: Blanca 7GCBC (N88465), Opheim, MT, Substantial damage. Off-airport downwind ldg.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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