# Accident 19770717027439A: Blanca 7GCBC, Grand Lake, MN, July 17, 1977

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 17, 1977
- Place: Grand Lake, MN
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Location: 46.8666° N, 92.4680° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Grand Lake, MN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=46.8666&lon=-92.4680&mi=10
- Aircraft: N68534, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N68534-2018-05-31) (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: 95 total, 2 in this make and model, 2 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MKC77DER62](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC77DER62) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770717027439A

## Narrative

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

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## 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 MKC77DER62](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC77DER62), Jul 17, 1977: Bellanca 7GCBC (N68534), Grand Lake, MN, 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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