# Accident 19770219006609A: Blanca 7ECA, Galena, MD, February 19, 1977

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 19, 1977
- Place: Galena, MD
- Airport: Bellanca
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Location: 39.3428° N, 75.8768° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Galena, MD, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.3428&lon=-75.8768&mi=10
- Aircraft: N57679, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N57679) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bellanca 7ECA (registry code 1220460, https://openairdocs.org/model/bellanca-7eca) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-290 series (registry code 41506, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-290-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BLANCA 7ECA
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 732 total, 63 in this make and model, 86 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB IAD77FIG11](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD77FIG11) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770219006609A

## 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 IAD77FIG11](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD77FIG11), Feb 19, 1977: Bellanca 7ECA (N57679), Galena, MD, substantial damage

## Other reports on N57679 (1)

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

- [Accident 20230909016999A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20230909016999A), Sep 9, 2023: Bellanca 7ECA (N57679), El Cajone, CA, Substantial damage. Pilot reported while on approach to land at about 700 feet and about a mile or two from the runway the engine stopped. He attempted a restart but was…

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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