# Accident 19760819027949A: Blanca 7GCBC, Saratoga, WY, August 19, 1976

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 19, 1976
- Place: Saratoga, WY
- Airport: Shively Field
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Location: 41.4435° N, 106.8275° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at SHIVELY FLD (SAA), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.4435&lon=-106.8275&mi=10
- Aircraft: N53966, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N53966) (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: 13 total, 13 in this make and model, 8 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN76DTC45](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN76DTC45) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760819027949A

## Narrative

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

TOTAL SOLO TIME LESS THAN ONE HOUR.

## 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 DEN76DTC45](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN76DTC45), Aug 19, 1976: Bellanca 7GCBC (N53966), Saratoga, WY, substantial damage

## Other reports on N53966 (1)

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

- [Accident 19780118000529A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780118000529A), Jan 18, 1978: Blanca 7KCA/ (N53966), Mcclave,Co, CO, Substantial damage, 1 fatal. Crashed in cattle feed lot five cows killed.

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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