# Accident 19760703017849A: Blanca 7GCBC, Cedar Rapids, NE, July 3, 1976

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 3, 1976
- Place: Cedar Rapids, NE
- Airport: Cedar Rapids
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Location: 41.5589° N, 98.1496° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Cedar Rapids, NE, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.5589&lon=-98.1496&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8721V, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8721V) (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: 155 total, 105 in this make and model, 103 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MKC76DCJ46](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC76DCJ46) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760703017849A

## Narrative

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

BALES OF HAY ON ONE SIDE OF RUNWAY.

## 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 MKC76DCJ46](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC76DCJ46), Jul 3, 1976: Bellanca 7GCBC (N8721V), Cedar Rapids, NE, 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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