# Accident 19770802021569A: Blanca 7GCBC, Fort Madison, IA, August 2, 1977

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 2, 1977
- Place: Fort Madison, IA
- Airport: Fort Madison Municipal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
- Location: 40.6591° N, 91.3277° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at FORT MADISON MUNI (FSW), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.6591&lon=-91.3277&mi=10
- Aircraft: N88050, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N88050-1979-10-04) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bellanca 7GCBC (registry code 1220601, https://openairdocs.org/model/bellanca-7gcbc) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BLANCA 7GCBC
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,650 total, 52 in this make and model, 50 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MKC77FCD38](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC77FCD38) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770802021569A

## Narrative

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

TAXIING ON GRASS ADJ TO RWY.WATER ON WINDSHIELD.

## 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 MKC77FCD38](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC77FCD38), Aug 2, 1977: Bellanca 7GCBC (N88050), Fort Madison, IA, 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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