# Accident 19770528014009A: Blanca 7BCM, Palo Alto, CA, May 28, 1977

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 28, 1977
- Place: Palo Alto, CA
- Airport: Palo Alto
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Location: 37.4611° N, 122.1150° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at PALO ALTO (PAO), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.4611&lon=-122.1150&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6451C, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6451C) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Aeronca 7BCM (registry code 2110106, https://openairdocs.org/model/aeronca-7bcm) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental C85 series (registry code 17008, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-c85-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BLANCA 7BCM
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,853 total, 115 in this make and model, 3 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB OAK77FVM15](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK77FVM15) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770528014009A

## 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 OAK77FVM15](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK77FVM15), May 28, 1977: Aeronca 7BCM (N6451C), Palo Alto, CA, destroyed

## Other reports on N6451C (1)

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

- [Accident 20120222004959A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20120222004959A), Feb 22, 2012: Aeronca 7BCM (N6451C), Woodlad, CA, Substantial damage. Pilot lost control of aircraft after landing

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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