# Accident 19770509008249A: Blanca 7GCBC, Opheim, MT, May 9, 1977

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 9, 1977
- Place: Opheim, MT
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Location: 48.8571° N, 106.4084° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Opheim, MT, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=48.8571&lon=-106.4084&mi=10
- Aircraft: N88465, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N88465) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bellanca 7GCBC (registry code 1220601, https://openairdocs.org/model/bellanca-7gcbc) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BLANCA 7GCBC
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 261 total, 5 in this make and model, 5 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA77FTA17](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA77FTA17) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770509008249A

## Narrative

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

OFF-AIRPORT DOWNWIND LDG.

## 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 SEA77FTA17](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA77FTA17), May 9, 1977: Bellanca 7GCBC (N88465), Opheim, MT, substantial damage

## Other reports on N88465 (2)

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

- [Incident 19810601057299I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810601057299I), Jun 1, 1981: Bbavia 7GCBC (N88465), Ekalaka, MT, Minor damage. During roll out, gear collapsed. Looped to right damaging right wing tip. Bolt p/n ms 200005-32 had failed.
- [Accident 19750411011339A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750411011339A), Apr 11, 1975: Blanca 7HC (N88465), White Water, MT, Substantial damage. Carb heat valve worked only partially. Improper rigging. Lnd in deep snow.

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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