# Accident 19770405007819A: Blanca 7EC, El Centro, CA, April 5, 1977

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 5, 1977
- Place: El Centro, CA
- Airport: Douthitt Airstrip
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Location: 32.7864° N, 115.5602° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of El Centro, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.7864&lon=-115.5602&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4341C, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4341C) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Champion AERONCA 7EC (registry code 2110158, https://openairdocs.org/model/champion-aeronca-7ec) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental C90 series (registry code 17009, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-c90-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BLANCA 7EC
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,295 total, 43 in this make and model, 23 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX77FUM24](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX77FUM24) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770405007819A

## Narrative

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

FUEL SEL HANDLE REPOSITIONED. PILOTS KNEE COULD INADVERTENTLY TURN SEL TO OFF POSITION.

## 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 LAX77FUM24](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX77FUM24), Apr 5, 1977: Bellanca 7EC (N4341C), El Centro, CA, substantial damage

## Other reports on N4341C (1)

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

- [Accident 19740406007509A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740406007509A), Apr 6, 1974: Blanca 7EC (N4341C), Lone Pine, CA, Substantial damage. Ruts and bumps in short rwy. Acft hit bump & bounced in air. Plt tried go arnd into rising terrain.

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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