# Accident 19770820026229A: Blanca 7FC, Columbus, OH, August 20, 1977

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 20, 1977
- Place: Columbus, OH
- Airport: Port Columbus
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Location: 39.9612° N, 82.9988° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Columbus, OH, within about 8 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.9612&lon=-82.9988&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9039B, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9039B) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Champion 7FC (registry code 21101NX, https://openairdocs.org/model/champion-7fc) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental C90 series (registry code 17009, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-c90-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BLANCA 7FC
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,583 total, 31 in this make and model, 65 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI77FEK27](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI77FEK27) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770820026229A

## Narrative

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

No narrative was filed.

## 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 CHI77FEK27](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI77FEK27), Aug 20, 1977: Champion 7FC (N9039B), Columbus, OH, substantial damage

## Other reports on N9039B (1)

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

- [Accident 19870322007219A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870322007219A), Mar 22, 1987: Bbavia 7FC (N9039B), Bellefontaine, OH, Substantial damage. The aircraft veered off the side of the runway on landing. The pilot was inexperienced in taildragger operations.

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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