# Accident 19770812018889A: Blanca 7ECA, Palmer, AK, August 12, 1977

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 12, 1977
- Place: Palmer, AK
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
- Location: 61.5972° N, 149.1147° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Palmer, AK, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=61.5972&lon=-149.1147&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8853, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8853-1982-02-12) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bellanca 7ECA (registry code 1220460, https://openairdocs.org/model/bellanca-7eca) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BLANCA 7ECA
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 600 total, 70 in this make and model, 100 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC77DAG98](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC77DAG98) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770812018889A

## Narrative

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

SIGHTING SHEEP.

## 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 ANC77DAG98](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC77DAG98), Aug 12, 1977: Bellanca 7ECA (N8853), Palmer, AK, 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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