# Accident 19760229007719A: Blanca 7ECA, Whitefish Lake, AK, February 29, 1976

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 29, 1976
- Place: Whitefish Lake, AK
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Location: 60.9333° N, 155.0250° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Whitefish Lake, AK, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=60.9333&lon=-155.0250&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1624G, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1624G) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Champion 7ECA (registry code 21101NN, https://openairdocs.org/model/champion-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: 511 total, 51 in this make and model, 39 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC76DAG95](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC76DAG95) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760229007719A

## Narrative

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

LOST PWR AT LIFT OFF FRM SNOW COVERED RIVER.

## 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 ANC76DAG95](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC76DAG95), Feb 29, 1976: Bellanca 7ECA (N1624G), Whitefish Lake, AK, 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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