# Accident 19770205001809A: Blanca 7ECA, Orofino, ID, February 5, 1977

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 5, 1977
- Place: Orofino, ID
- Airport: Orofino Municipal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Go Round (Aborted VFR)
- Location: 46.4920° N, 116.2754° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at OROFINO MUNI (S68), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=46.4920&lon=-116.2754&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4141Y, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4141Y) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bellanca 7ECA (registry code 1220460, https://openairdocs.org/model/bellanca-7eca) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-235 series (registry code 41505, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-235-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BLANCA 7ECA
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 74 total, 4 in this make and model, 2 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA77DYP18](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA77DYP18) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770205001809A

## Narrative

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

STRUCK GUARD RAIL AFTER BECOMING TANGLED IN HEADSET CORD PARTIALLY PULLING OFF HEADSET & GLASSES.

## 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 SEA77DYP18](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA77DYP18), Feb 5, 1977: Bellanca 7ECA (N4141Y), Orofino, ID, 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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