# Accident 19760228003229A: Blanca 7ECA, Fort Meade, MD, February 28, 1976

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 28, 1976
- Place: Fort Meade, MD
- Airport: Tipton Aaf
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Location: 39.1057° N, 76.7433° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Fort Meade, MD, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.1057&lon=-76.7433&mi=10
- Aircraft: N36174, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N36174) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bellanca 7ECA (registry code 1220460, https://openairdocs.org/model/bellanca-7eca) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-235 series (registry code 41505, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-235-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BLANCA 7ECA
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 491 total, 48 in this make and model, 32 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB IAD76FIG11](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD76FIG11) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760228003229A

## Narrative

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

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## 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 IAD76FIG11](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD76FIG11), Feb 28, 1976: Bellanca 7ECA (N36174), Fort Meade, MD, substantial damage

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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