# Accident 19750928041729A: Blanca 7GC, Garrison, MN, September 28, 1975

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 28, 1975
- Place: Garrison, MN
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Location: 46.2987° N, 93.8260° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Garrison, MN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=46.2987&lon=-93.8260&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8971R, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8971R-1976-03-08) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Champion 7GC (registry code 21101N2, https://openairdocs.org/model/champion-7gc) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BLANCA 7GC
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 567 total, 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MKC76AK021](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC76AK021) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750928041729A

## Narrative

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

NUT MISSING FM R LIFT STRUT ATTACHMENT BOLT.PLT HAD EXPD SIMILAR PROBLEM ON L STRUT.FLOAT EQPD.

## 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 MKC76AK021](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC76AK021), Sep 28, 1975: Bellanca 7GC (N8971R), Garrison, MN, destroyed, 2 fatal

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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