# Accident 19760615017399A: Blanca 7GC, Dillingham, AK, June 15, 1976

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 15, 1976
- Place: Dillingham, AK
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Location: 59.0397° N, 158.4575° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Dillingham, AK, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=59.0397&lon=-158.4575&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7589E, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7589E-2019-04-16) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Champion 7GC (registry code 21101N2, https://openairdocs.org/model/champion-7gc) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-290 series (registry code 41506, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-290-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BLANCA 7GC
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 546 total, 416 in this make and model, 12 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC76DAH23](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC76DAH23) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760615017399A

## Narrative

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

AILERON CABLES CROSSED.

## 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 ANC76DAH23](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC76DAH23), Jun 15, 1976: Champion 7GC (N7589E), Dillingham, AK, substantial damage

## Other reports on N7589E (1)

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

- [Accident 20171021024109A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20171021024109A), Oct 21, 2017: Champion 7GC (N7589E), Gerlach, NV, Substantial damage. Block 16: in 2009, the O-290-D2B series engine was removed and the O-320-B2B series engine was installed. Block 25: winds was reported as a 15-20 knots…

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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