# Accident 19760503010259A: Blanca 7GCBC, Reno, NV, May 3, 1976

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 3, 1976
- Place: Reno, NV
- Airport: Reno Stead
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Go Round (Aborted VFR)
- Location: 39.6682° N, 119.8764° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at RENO/STEAD (RTS), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.6682&lon=-119.8764&mi=10
- Aircraft: N41685, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N41685-2024-12-28) (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
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 252 total, 40 in this make and model, 55 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB OAK76FXQ40](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK76FXQ40) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760503010259A

## Narrative

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

ACRFT HIT METAL BARRELS USED TO FORM SEGMENTED CIRCLE.

## 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 OAK76FXQ40](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK76FXQ40), May 3, 1976: Bellanca 7GCBC (N41685), Reno, NV, substantial damage

## Other reports on N41685 (2)

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

- [Accident 20240518006899A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20240518006899A), May 18, 2024: Bellanca 7GCBC (N41685), Logan, UT, Substantial damage. The airman departed under VFR from south valley regional U42 at approximately 0900 (local) on 05/18/2024. The airman was flying to a private grass airstrip…
- [Incident 19900514037429I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900514037429I), May 14, 1990: Bbavia 7GCBC (N41685), Iliamna, AK, Minor damage. Wheel axle broke off at weld on takeoff. Replaced wheel and axle.

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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