# Accident 19770910032889A: Blanca 7ECA, Belle Plaine, MN, September 10, 1977

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 10, 1977
- Place: Belle Plaine, MN
- Airport: Belle Plaine
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Location: 44.6198° N, 93.7646° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Belle Plaine, MN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.6198&lon=-93.7646&mi=10
- Aircraft: N53745, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N53745) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bellanca 7ECA (registry code 1220460, https://openairdocs.org/model/bellanca-7eca) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-235 series (registry code 41505, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-235-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BLANCA 7ECA
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 192 total, 15 in this make and model, 37 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MKC77FER82](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC77FER82) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770910032889A

## 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 MKC77FER82](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC77FER82), Sep 10, 1977: Bellanca 7ECA (N53745), Belle Plaine, MN, substantial damage

## Other reports on N53745 (1)

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

- [Incident 19950314013319I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950314013319I), Mar 14, 1995: Bbavia 7ECA (N53745), Worthington, MN, Minor damage. Overturned landing in a field after power loss. Loose carburetor throttle valve and mixture control shaft.

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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