# Accident 19770914029939A: Blanca 7GCBC, Kasitna Bay, AK, September 14, 1977

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 14, 1977
- Place: Kasitna Bay, AK
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Aircraft: N62967, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N62967-2013-08-05) (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
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 230 total, 70 in this make and model, 58 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC77DAH18](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC77DAH18) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770914029939A

## Narrative

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

BEACH LANDING AREA SURROUNDED BY TALL TREES AND MOUNTAINS.WINDS GUSTING TO 35 KNOTS.

## 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 ANC77DAH18](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC77DAH18), Sep 14, 1977: Bellanca 7ACA (N62967), Kasitna Bay, AK, substantial damage

## Other reports on N62967 (1)

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

- [Accident 19760213003059A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760213003059A), Feb 13, 1976: Blanca 7GCBC (N62967), Merrill Pass, AK, Substantial damage. Ski hit frozen outcropping in swampy area.

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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