# Accident 19770129000849A: Blanca 7GCAA, Hardin, MT, January 29, 1977

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 29, 1977
- Place: Hardin, MT
- Airport: Ranch Strip
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: In Traffic Pattern-Circling
- Location: 45.7423° N, 107.6083° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Hardin, MT, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.7423&lon=-107.6083&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9558S, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9558S) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Champion 7GCAA (registry code 21101N8, https://openairdocs.org/model/champion-7gcaa) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental 0-200 series (registry code 17020, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-200-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BLANCA 7GCAA
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 15 total, 15 in this make and model, 1 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA77FTA10](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA77FTA10) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770129000849A

## Narrative

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

THREADED COLLAR,P/N 3-665A,BOTTOM OF OLEO SLIPPED DOWN STRUT. 41HRS ON PART.TKOF FM RANCH STRIP.

## 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 SEA77FTA10](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA77FTA10), Jan 29, 1977: Champion 7GCAA (N9558S), Hardin, MT, 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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