# Accident 19771031036689A: Blanca 7GCAA, Cantwell, AK, October 31, 1977

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 31, 1977
- Place: Cantwell, AK
- Airport: Gracious House
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Location: 63.3917° N, 148.9508° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Cantwell, AK, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=63.3917&lon=-148.9508&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8386V, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8386V-2023-01-14) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Champion 7GCAA (registry code 21101N8, https://openairdocs.org/model/champion-7gcaa) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BLANCA 7GCAA
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 10,260 total, 35 in this make and model, 130 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC78DAG08](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC78DAG08) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19771031036689A

## Narrative

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

WRONG SKIS INSTALLED.HIT BRUSH,SNOWBANK.

## 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 ANC78DAG08](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC78DAG08), Oct 31, 1977: Champion 7GCAA (N8386V), Cantwell, AK, 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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