# Accident 19760904027599A: Blanca 7ECA, Charleston, SC, September 4, 1976

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 4, 1976
- Place: Charleston, SC
- Airport: Charleston Municipal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
- Location: 32.8962° N, 80.0382° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at Charleston International Airport (CHS), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.8962&lon=-80.0382&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2953G, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2953G) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: American Champion 7GCAA (registry code 2121002, https://openairdocs.org/model/american-champion-7gcaa) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BLANCA 7ECA
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 6,014 total, 46 in this make and model, 34 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA76FLG49](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA76FLG49) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760904027599A

## Narrative

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

THE 2 R MAIN LDG GR ATTACH BOLTS FAILED ON LANDING.1 BOLT CRYSTALLIZED,1 BOLT HAD PREXISTING CRACK

## 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 MIA76FLG49](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA76FLG49), Sep 4, 1976: Champion 7ECA (N2953G), Charleston, SC, 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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