# NTSB SEA77FTA08: Bellanca 7GCBC, N53752, Whitewater, MT, January 18, 1977

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: January 18, 1977
- Place: Whitewater, MT · WHITEWATER, MT
- Location: 48.7635° N, 107.6302° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Whitewater, MT, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=48.7635&lon=-107.6302&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report February 10, 1977
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 156740
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=SEA77FTA08
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA77FTA08

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0071  77/1/18    WHITEWATER,MT       BELLANCA 7GCBC      CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 25, 291
        TIME - 1300                    N53752              PX-  0  0  0  AERIAL SURVEY             TOTAL HOURS, 73 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - SIMONSON RANCH
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          WHITEWATER,MT               LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL: MUSH                                              TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
           PILOT IN COMMAND - PREMATURE LIFT-OFF
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO ABORT TAKEOFF
        FACTOR(S)
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: SNOW ON RUNWAY
        REMARKS- 1/4 MILE SNOW-COVERED STRIP.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N53752](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N53752), registered now, S/N 872-75, built 1975 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELLANCA 7GCBC
- Registry model: [Bellanca 7GCBC](https://openairdocs.org/model/bellanca-7gcbc) (registry code 1220601) (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
- Airport: Simonson Ranch

## 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 19770118000379A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770118000379A), Jan 18, 1977: Blanca 7GCBC, Whitewater, MT, Substantial damage. 1/4 Mile snow-covered strip.

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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