# Accident 19760714018649A: Blanca 7GCBC, Hanover, PA, July 14, 1976

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 14, 1976
- Place: Hanover, PA
- Airport: Devener
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Location: 39.8290° N, 76.9696° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at Devener Airport, closed, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.8290&lon=-76.9696&mi=10
- Aircraft: N53968, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N53968) (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: 4,500 total, 26 in this make and model, 1 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC76FGT22](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC76FGT22) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760714018649A

## Narrative

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

SHORT FLD LNDG,RWY THRESHOLD HAS A 5 FT DROPOFF.

## 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 NYC76FGT22](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC76FGT22), Jul 14, 1976: Bellanca 7GCBC (N53968), Hanover, PA, substantial damage

## Other reports on N53968 (1)

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

- [Incident 19800913070539I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800913070539I), Sep 13, 1980: Bbavia 7GCBC (N53968), Sanger, CA, Minor damage. Pilot lost directional conrol when right brake failed.

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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