# Accident 19750720019589A: Blanca 7GCBC, Trukee, CA, July 20, 1975

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 20, 1975
- Place: Trukee, CA
- Airport: Trukee-Tahoe
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Aircraft: N5149X, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5149X) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Champion 7GCBC (registry code 21101PK, https://openairdocs.org/model/champion-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: 410 total, 61 in this make and model, 39 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB OAK7LFXQ03](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK7LFXQ03) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750720019589A

## Narrative

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

GUSTING TO 25K. DENSITY ALT ABT 7800FT.

## 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 OAK7LFXQ03](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK7LFXQ03), Jul 20, 1975: Champion 7GCBC (N5149X), Trukee, CA, substantial damage

## Other reports on N5149X (3)

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

- [Accident 19990623007509A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990623007509A), Jun 23, 1999: Bbavia 7GCBC (N5149X), Anchorage, AK, Substantial damage. Acft crashed on landing and sustained substantial damage, other circumstances are unknown. (From .19) on June 23, about 1800 Alaska daylight time, a wheel…
- [Incident 19800815066629I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800815066629I), Aug 15, 1980: Bbavia 7GCBC (N5149X), Summersville, WV, Minor damage. Lost control on roll out, ran off side of runway.
- [Accident 19730628018479A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730628018479A), Jun 28, 1973: Blanca 7GCBC (N5149X), Palo Alto, CA, 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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