# Accident 19770728022249A: Blanca 7FC, Baroda, MI, July 28, 1977

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 28, 1977
- Place: Baroda, MI
- Airport: Del Hickcox
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Location: 41.9540° N, 86.4880° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Baroda, MI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.9540&lon=-86.4880&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4853E, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4853E) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Champion 7EC (registry code 21101NM, https://openairdocs.org/model/champion-7ec) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental C90 series (registry code 17009, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-c90-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BLANCA 7FC
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 424 total, 20 in this make and model, 10 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI77FET30](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI77FET30) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770728022249A

## Narrative

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

BOX WAS NOT EFFECTIVELY SECURED.RESTRICTED AFT MOVEMENT OF CONTROL STICK ON LANDING.

## 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 CHI77FET30](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI77FET30), Jul 28, 1977: Bellanca 7FC (N4853E), Baroda, MI, 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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