# Accident 19771230040559A: Blanca 7KCAB, CA, December 30, 1977

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 30, 1977
- Place: CA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Aircraft: N86862, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N86862-1998-09-09) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bellanca 7GCAA (registry code 1220501, https://openairdocs.org/model/bellanca-7gcaa) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BLANCA 7KCAB
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 7,014 total, 0 in this make and model, 112 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX78FUD03](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX78FUD03) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19771230040559A

## 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 LAX78FUD03](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX78FUD03), Dec 30, 1977: Bellanca 7KCAB (N86862), Santa Monica, CA, substantial damage

## Other reports on N86862 (1)

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

- [Accident 19940423009179A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940423009179A), Apr 23, 1994: Bbavia 7GCAA (N86862), Azle, TX, Destroyed. CFI took over on simulated forced landing. Banked sharply developed high sink rate. Became too low struck trees.

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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