# Accident 19781103034999A: Blanca 7GCBC, Mc Grath, AK, November 3, 1978

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 3, 1978
- Place: Mc Grath, AK
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Aborted (Fixed Wing)
- Location: 62.9564° N, 155.5958° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of McGrath, AK, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=62.9564&lon=-155.5958&mi=10
- Aircraft: N31282, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N31282-2013-06-13) (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
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,000 total, 1,600 in this make and model, 46 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC79DAG20](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC79DAG20) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19781103034999A

## Narrative

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

GRAVEL BAR.

## 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 ANC79DAG20](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC79DAG20), Nov 3, 1978: Bellanca 7GCBC (N31282), Mc Grath, AK, substantial damage

## Other reports on N31282 (1)

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

- [Accident 19850427015809A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850427015809A), Apr 27, 1985: Bbavia 7GCBC (N31282), Holitna River, AK, Substantial damage. Engine started cutting out after takeoff. Aircraft stalled while turning back and impacted frozen lake.

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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