# Accident 19770208002269A: Blanca 7HC, Vidalia, GA, February 8, 1977

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 8, 1977
- Place: Vidalia, GA
- Airport: Vidalia-Lyons Mun
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced Landing
- Location: 32.2121° N, 82.4022° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Vidalia, GA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.2121&lon=-82.4022&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8902R, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8902R) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Champion 7HC (registry code 21101PN, https://openairdocs.org/model/champion-7hc) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-290 series (registry code 41506, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-290-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BLANCA 7HC
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 51 total, 41 in this make and model, 40 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA77FKG20](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA77FKG20-201386) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770208002269A

## Narrative

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

No narrative was filed.

## 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 MIA77FKG20](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA77FKG20-201386), Feb 8, 1977: Champion 7HC (N8902R), Vidalia, GA, substantial damage

## Other reports on N8902R (1)

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

- [Incident 19830902052019I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830902052019I), Sep 2, 1983: Bbavia 7HC (N8902R), Sterling Juncti, MA, Minor damage. Hard bounce on landing. Made go around. Noted gear was bent. Left main gear collapsed on next landing.

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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