# Accident 19770407007129A: Blanca 8GCBC, Edwards, MS, April 7, 1977

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 7, 1977
- Place: Edwards, MS
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Location: 32.3326° N, 90.6056° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Edwards, MS, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.3326&lon=-90.6056&mi=10
- Aircraft: N86981, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N86981-1977-05-17) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bellanca 8GCBC (registry code 1220803, https://openairdocs.org/model/bellanca-8gcbc) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BLANCA 8GCBC
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 986 total, 19 in this make and model, 62 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA77FKQ07](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA77FKQ07) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770407007129A

## Narrative

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

AERIAL APPLICATION PRACTICE,NO LOAD ABOARD.FLT PHASE UNK.

## 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 MIA77FKQ07](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA77FKQ07), Apr 7, 1977: Bellanca 8GCBC (N86981), Edwards, MS, destroyed, 1 fatal

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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