# Accident 19760729023659A: Blanca 7ECA, Alder, MT, July 29, 1976

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 29, 1976
- Place: Alder, MT
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Go Round (Aborted VFR)
- Location: 45.3216° N, 112.1092° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Alder, MT, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.3216&lon=-112.1092&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8662, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8662) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bellanca 7GCAA (registry code 1220501, https://openairdocs.org/model/bellanca-7gcaa) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-235 series (registry code 41505, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-235-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BLANCA 7ECA
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 108 total, 62 in this make and model, 35 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA76DTI34](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA76DTI34) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760729023659A

## Narrative

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

LDG OFF-AIRPORT AT TWIN BRIDGES.T/D HARD,BEHIND PWR CURVE ON GO-ARND.UNABLE TO CLIMB.

## 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 SEA76DTI34](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA76DTI34), Jul 29, 1976: Bellanca 7ECA (N8662), Alder, MT, substantial damage

## Other reports on N8662 (1)

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

- [Incident 19990809025549I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990809025549I), Aug 9, 1999: Bbavia 7GCAA (N8662), Washington, PA, Minor damage. No narrative submitted.

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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