# NTSB ANC77DAA21: Bellanca 7GCBC, N9643S, Tok, AK, May 28, 1977

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: May 28, 1977
- Place: Tok, AK · TOK, AK
- Location: 63.3367° N, 142.9856° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Tok, AK, within about 7 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=63.3367&lon=-142.9856&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report August 22, 1977
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 147101
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ANC77DAA21
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC77DAA21

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1609  77/5/28  NR.TOK,AK             BELLANCA 7GCBC      CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 41, 93 TOTAL
        TIME - 1530                    N9643S              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  HOURS, 85 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          TOK,AK.                     LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL
        REMARKS- LANDED ON TOK CUTOFF HWY.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N9643S](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9643S), registered now, S/N 20, built 1966 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELLANCA 7GCBC
- Registry model: [Champion 7GCBC](https://openairdocs.org/model/champion-7gcbc) (registry code 21101PK) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming 0-320 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (registry code 41508, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19770528017459A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770528017459A), May 28, 1977: Blanca 7KCA/, Tok, AK, Substantial damage. Landed on Tok cutoff hwy.

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.

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