# Accident 19760111001909A: Blanca 7GCBC, Rutherford, CA, January 11, 1976

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 11, 1976
- Place: Rutherford, CA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Location: 38.4577° N, 122.4298° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Rutherford, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.4577&lon=-122.4298&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1824G, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1824G-1976-03-30) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Champion 7GCBC (registry code 21101PK, https://openairdocs.org/model/champion-7gcbc) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BLANCA 7GCBC
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 750 total, 49 in this make and model, 49 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB OAK76FVG41](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK76FVG41) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760111001909A

## Narrative

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

PILOT WAS SEARCHING FOR DUCKS AT LOW ALTITUDE

## 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 OAK76FVG41](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK76FVG41), Jan 11, 1976: Champion 7GCBC (N1824G), Rutherford, CA, destroyed

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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