# Accident 19761003030239A: Blanca 7BCM, Barstow, CA, October 3, 1976

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 3, 1976
- Place: Barstow, CA
- Airport: Barstow-Daggett
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Location: 34.8537° N, 116.7867° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at BARSTOW-DAGGETT (DAG), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.8537&lon=-116.7867&mi=10
- Aircraft: N63488, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N63488) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Aeronca 7BCM (registry code 2110106, https://openairdocs.org/model/aeronca-7bcm) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental C85 series (registry code 17008, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-c85-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BLANCA 7BCM
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 505 total, 45 in this make and model, 30 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX77FUG02](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX77FUG02) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19761003030239A

## Narrative

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

LDG CONTEST. MISUSED BRAKES.

## 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 LAX77FUG02](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX77FUG02), Oct 3, 1976: Aeronca 7BCM (N63488), Barstow, CA, 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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