# Accident 19770220007539A: Blanca 7ECA, Naytahwaush, MN, February 20, 1977

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 20, 1977
- Place: Naytahwaush, MN
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Location: 47.2749° N, 95.6277° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Naytahwaush, MN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.2749&lon=-95.6277&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8897, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8897) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bellanca 7ECA (registry code 1220460, https://openairdocs.org/model/bellanca-7eca) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BLANCA 7ECA
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 829 total, 440 in this make and model, 20 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MKC77FER23](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC77FER23) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770220007539A

## Narrative

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

PRECAUTIONARY LDG ON FROZEN SNOW COVERED LAKE.ENGINE OIL SEAL FAILURE.EXTREME COLD WX OPERATIONS

## 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 MKC77FER23](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC77FER23), Feb 20, 1977: Bellanca 7ECA (N8897), Naytahwaush, MN, 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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