# Accident 19761016032249A: Blanca 7GCBC, Center Square, PA, October 16, 1976

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 16, 1976
- Place: Center Square, PA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Aircraft: N7AK, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7AK-1977-12-05) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bellanca 7GCBC (registry code 1220601, https://openairdocs.org/model/bellanca-7gcbc) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BLANCA 7GCBC
- Reported engine: LYC
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 126 total, 39 in this make and model, 25 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC77FHA01](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC77FHA01) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19761016032249A

## Narrative

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

ENGINE STOPPED PILOT SAID HE GLIDED OVER OPEN FIELD,SELECTED A SECOND,UNABLE TO REACH,STRUCK TREES

## 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 NYC77FHA01](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC77FHA01), Oct 16, 1976: Bellanca 7GCBC (N7AK), Center Square, PA, 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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