# Accident 19771010033059A: Blanca 7GCBC, Sparta, TN, October 10, 1977

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 10, 1977
- Place: Sparta, TN
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Location: 35.9347° N, 85.4726° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Sparta, TN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.9347&lon=-85.4726&mi=10
- Aircraft: N10988, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N10988-1977-12-05) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bellanca 7GCBC (registry code 1220601, https://openairdocs.org/model/bellanca-7gcbc) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BLANCA 7GCBC
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 40 total, 33 in this make and model, 10 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB IAD78FA003](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD78FA003) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19771010033059A

## 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 IAD78FA003](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD78FA003), Oct 10, 1977: Bellanca 7GCBC (N10988), Sparta, TN, destroyed, 1 fatal

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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