# Accident 19770905025279A: Blanca 7GCBC, Tuxedi Bay, AK, September 5, 1977

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 5, 1977
- Place: Tuxedi Bay, AK
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Aircraft: N53817, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N53817) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bellanca 7GCBC (registry code 1220601, https://openairdocs.org/model/bellanca-7gcbc) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BLANCA 7GCBC
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,005 total, 655 in this make and model, 86 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC77DAH19](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC77DAH19) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770905025279A

## Narrative

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

LNDD IN GRASS & MUD.

## 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 ANC77DAH19](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC77DAH19), Sep 5, 1977: Bellanca 7GCBC (N53817), Tuxedi Bay, AK, substantial damage

## Other reports on N53817 (3)

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

- [Accident 19970413005989A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970413005989A), Apr 13, 1997: Bbavia 7GCBC (N53817), Koyuk, AK, Substantial damage. Taxiing on frozen lake in gusty crosswind. Slid sideway. A ski caught ice lip and folded gear. Bent wing spar.
- [Accident 19800908041179A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800908041179A), Sep 8, 1980: Bbavia 7GCBC (N53817), Delta Creek, AK, Substantial damage. Pilot attempted landing on unimproved strip, hit tree and flipped inverted.
- [Incident 19800504043629I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800504043629I), May 4, 1980: Bbavia 7GCBC (N53817), Nenana, AK, Minor damage. Aircraft flipped over while attempting to land on sandbar.

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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