# Accident 19760326007229A: Blanca 7GCBC, Palmer, AK, March 26, 1976

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 26, 1976
- Place: Palmer, AK
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Location: 61.5972° N, 149.1147° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Palmer, AK, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=61.5972&lon=-149.1147&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8591V, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8591V-2013-03-07) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bellanca 7GCBC (registry code 1220601, https://openairdocs.org/model/bellanca-7gcbc) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BLANCA 7GCBC
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 466 total, 69 in this make and model, 191 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC76FAH02](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC76FAH02) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760326007229A

## Narrative

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

FLEW INTO SNOW COVERED GRAVEL BAR.

## 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 ANC76FAH02](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC76FAH02), Mar 26, 1976: Bellanca 7GCBC (N8591V), Palmer, 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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