# Accident 19761119035559A: Blanca 7ECA, Dalton, PA, November 19, 1976

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 19, 1976
- Place: Dalton, PA
- Airport: Scranton Municipal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Location: 41.4802° N, 75.7720° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at Scranton Municipal Airport, closed, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.4802&lon=-75.7720&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2501F, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2501F) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Champion 7ECA (registry code 21101NN, https://openairdocs.org/model/champion-7eca) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental 0-200 series (registry code 17020, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-200-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BLANCA 7ECA
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 282 total, 30 in this make and model, 30 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC77DHA06](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC77DHA06) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19761119035559A

## Narrative

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

BANNER PICK UP,LOOP ON TOW ROPE CAUGHT ON L LNDG GR.PLT UN MAINTAIN FLT.

## 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 NYC77DHA06](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC77DHA06), Nov 19, 1976: Champion 7ECA (N2501F), Dalton, PA, substantial damage

## Other reports on N2501F (1)

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

- [Incident 19861022071189I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19861022071189I), Oct 22, 1986: Bbavia 7ECA (N2501F), Eliot, ME, Minor damage. Ran off side of runway after landing and struck parked aircraft. Pilot claimed wind gust was a factor.

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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