# Accident 19780729023489A: Blanca 7GCBC, Lake Chelatna, AK, July 29, 1978

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 29, 1978
- Place: Lake Chelatna, AK
- Airport: Lake Chelatna
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Aircraft: N88345, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N88345) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bellanca 7GCBC (registry code 1220601, https://openairdocs.org/model/bellanca-7gcbc) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BLANCA 7GCBC
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 608 total, 215 in this make and model, 8 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC78DAG93](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC78DAG93) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780729023489A

## Narrative

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

FLOAT EQUIPPED. PLT NOTED FUMES IN COCKPIT,MADE SHARP TURN TO RETTO SHORELINE,WING STRK WATER.

## 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 ANC78DAG93](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC78DAG93), Jul 29, 1978: Bellanca 7GCBC (N88345), Lake Chelatna, 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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