# Accident 19770903029859A: Blanca 7GCAA, Manito, IL, September 3, 1977

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 3, 1977
- Place: Manito, IL
- Airport: Waddell
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: In Traffic Pattern-Circling
- Location: 40.4201° N, 89.7806° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Manito, IL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.4201&lon=-89.7806&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9636S, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9636S-1995-03-01) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Champion 7GCAA (registry code 21101N8, https://openairdocs.org/model/champion-7gcaa) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BLANCA 7GCAA
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 664 total, 59 in this make and model, 71 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI77FEV43](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI77FEV43) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770903029859A

## Narrative

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

ELT BATTERY PACK FUSE OPEN.ACFT OBSERVED MAKING TOUCH & GO LDGS PRIOR.FLT PHASE UNK.

## 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 CHI77FEV43](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI77FEV43), Sep 3, 1977: Champion 7ECA (N9636S), Manito, IL, substantial damage

## Other reports on N9636S (1)

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

- [Accident 19850420013579A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850420013579A), Apr 20, 1985: Bbavia 7GCAA (N9636S), Moline, IL, Destroyed, 1 fatal. Executed a spin at low altitude and impacted ground.

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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