# Accident 19770716024349A: Blanca 7GCBC, New Bedford, MA, July 16, 1977

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 16, 1977
- Place: New Bedford, MA
- Airport: New Bedford
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Location: 41.6766° N, 70.9578° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at NEW BEDFORD RGNL (EWB), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.6766&lon=-70.9578&mi=10
- Aircraft: N53824, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N53824) (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
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,560 total, 516 in this make and model, 199 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC77DNA26](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC77DNA26) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770716024349A

## Narrative

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

ACFT 306 LBS OVER MAX GROSS WGHT AT 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 NYC77DNA26](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC77DNA26), Jul 16, 1977: Bellanca 7GCBC (N53824), New Bedford, MA, substantial damage

## Other reports on N53824 (1)

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

- [Incident 19790827032889I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790827032889I), Aug 27, 1979: Bbavia 7GCBC (N53824), Provincetown, MA, Minor damage. Precautionary landing due to low fuel.

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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