# Accident 19771025033729A: Blanca 8GCBC, Olton, TX, October 25, 1977

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 25, 1977
- Place: Olton, TX
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Location: 34.1802° N, 102.1370° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Olton, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.1802&lon=-102.1370&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7616S, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7616S-1979-06-21) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bellanca 8GCBC (registry code 1220803, https://openairdocs.org/model/bellanca-8gcbc) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BLANCA 8GCBC
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 126 total, 126 in this make and model, 26 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW78DQG06](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW78DQG06) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19771025033729A

## Narrative

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

PICKING UP CIGARETTE LIGHTER FROM FLOOR.

## 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 FTW78DQG06](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW78DQG06), Oct 25, 1977: Bellanca 8GCBC (N7616S), Olton, TX, 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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