# Accident 19760503010249A: Blanca 7GCBC, Dayton, WA, May 3, 1976

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 3, 1976
- Place: Dayton, WA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Aborted (Fixed Wing)
- Location: 46.3168° N, 117.9768° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Dayton, WA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=46.3168&lon=-117.9768&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3464D, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3464D) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Champion 7GCBC (registry code 21101PK, https://openairdocs.org/model/champion-7gcbc) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-290 series (registry code 41506, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-290-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BLANCA 7GCBC
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 271 total, 46 in this make and model, 190 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA76DYG51](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA76DYG51) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760503010249A

## Narrative

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

ATMTD TKOF FM WHEAT FLD.UNABLE TO OBTAIN FLYING SPD.GROUNDLOOPED TO AVOID IRRIGATION DITCH.

## 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 SEA76DYG51](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA76DYG51), May 3, 1976: Champion 7GCBC (N3464D), Dayton, WA, substantial damage

## Other reports on N3464D (2)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 20240706007929A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20240706007929A), Jul 6, 2024: Champion 7GCBC (N3464D), Eatonville, WA, Destroyed, 2 fatal. Witness stated after departure engine went quiet and aircraft immediately descended vertically into the trees.
- [Incident 20040320005029I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20040320005029I), Mar 20, 2004: Bbavia 7GCBC (N3464D), Newberg, OR, Minor damage. (-23) Pilot performed a "wheel landing" on the grass adjacent to runway without incident, however on roll out with tail wheel still off ground, over…

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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