# Accident 19770709020599A: Blanca 7KCA/, Savannah, GA, July 9, 1977

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 9, 1977
- Place: Savannah, GA
- Airport: Hopeton,Ga
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Go Round (Aborted VFR)
- Location: 32.0835° N, 81.0998° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Savannah, GA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.0835&lon=-81.0998&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8576E, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8576E-2013-07-29) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Champion 7HC (registry code 21101PN, https://openairdocs.org/model/champion-7hc) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-290 series (registry code 41506, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-290-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BLANCA 7KCA/
- Reported engine: LYC
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 360 total, 340 in this make and model, 360 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA77FK648](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA77FK648) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770709020599A

## Narrative

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

OIL DRAIN PLUG MISSING.AVOIDING LARGE TRUCK ON HWY.

## 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 MIA77FK648](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA77FK648), Jul 9, 1977: Champion 7HC (N8576E), Savannah, GA, 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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