# NTSB CHI77FET30: Bellanca 7FC, N4853E, Baroda, MI, July 28, 1977

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: July 28, 1977
- Place: Baroda, MI · BARODA, MI
- Location: 41.9540° N, 86.4880° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Baroda, MI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.9540&lon=-86.4880&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 1 minor
- Status: Completed, report September 20, 1977
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 146114
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI77FET30
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI77FET30

## NTSB brief

```
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1807  77/7/28    BARODA,MI           BELLANCA 7FC        CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 50, 424
        TIME - 2000                    N4853E              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 20 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - DEL HICKCOX
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          NILES,MI                    BARODA,MI
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           HARD LANDING                                             LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - CARGO SHIFTED
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - INTERFERENCE WITH FLIGHT CONTROLS
        REMARKS- BOX WAS NOT EFFECTIVELY SECURED.RESTRICTED AFT MOVEMENT OF CONTROL STICK ON LANDING.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N4853E](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4853E), registered now, S/N 305, built 1959 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELLANCA 7FC
- Registry model: [Champion 7EC](https://openairdocs.org/model/champion-7ec) (registry code 21101NM) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental C90 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-c90-series) (registry code 17009, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Del Hickcox

## 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 19770728022249A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770728022249A), Jul 28, 1977: Blanca 7FC, Baroda, MI, Substantial damage. Box was not effectively secured. Restricted aft movement of control stick on landing.

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.

---
OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.