# Accident 19770928030859A: Blanca 7ECA, Blythe, CA, September 28, 1977

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 28, 1977
- Place: Blythe, CA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Location: 33.6535° N, 114.6218° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Blythe, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.6535&lon=-114.6218&mi=10
- Aircraft: N11046, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N11046-1980-07-10) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Champion 7ECA (registry code 21101NN, https://openairdocs.org/model/champion-7eca) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BLANCA 7ECA
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,049 total, 800 in this make and model, 33 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX77FVG64](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX77FVG64) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770928030859A

## 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 LAX77FVG64](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX77FVG64), Sep 28, 1977: Champion 7ECA (N11046), Blythe, CA, substantial damage

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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