# Accident 19750831030869A: Blanca 7GCB, Northway, AK, August 31, 1975

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 31, 1975
- Place: Northway, AK
- Airport: Northway
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Location: 62.9612° N, 141.9281° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at NORTHWAY (ORT), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=62.9612&lon=-141.9281&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9809Y, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9809Y-2020-10-31) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Champion 7GCB (registry code 21101PC, https://openairdocs.org/model/champion-7gcb) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BLANCA 7GCB
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 287 total, 2 in this make and model, 17 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC76DAA14](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC76DAA14) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750831030869A

## Narrative

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

SETTLED INTO TREE AT END OF LAKE. OVR MAX GROSS WT 215LBS.

## 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 ANC76DAA14](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC76DAA14), Aug 31, 1975: Champion 7GCB (N9809Y), Northway, AK, substantial damage

## Other reports on N9809Y (2)

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

- [Accident 19980630024809A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980630024809A), Jun 30, 1998: Bbavia 7GCB (N9809Y), Hope, AK, Substantial damage. (From 19) on June 30, 1998, about 1830 Alaska daylight time, a wheel equipped champion 7GCB airplane, N9809Y, sustained substantial damage during takeoff from…
- [Incident 19890421037829I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890421037829I), Apr 21, 1989: Bbavia 7GCBC (N9809Y), Anchorage, AK, Minor damage. Lost directional control on rollout. Veered off runway. Unable to control with rudder or brakes. No defects found.

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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