# Accident 19760320005569A: Blanca 7KCA*, Copalis, WA, March 20, 1976

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 20, 1976
- Place: Copalis, WA
- Airport: Copalis
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Aircraft: N1843G, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1843G) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Champion 7KCAB (registry code 21101P3, https://openairdocs.org/model/champion-7kcab) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming IO-320 series (registry code 41509, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-io-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BLANCA 7KCA*
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,058 total, 153 in this make and model, 74 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA76FYE28](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA76FYE28) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760320005569A

## Narrative

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

LND ON BEACH INTO WIND DUE STRONG X-WIND AT NEARBY ARPT.GUSTING TO 25K.

## 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 SEA76FYE28](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA76FYE28), Mar 20, 1976: Champion 7KCAB (N1843G), Copalis, WA, substantial damage

## Other reports on N1843G (1)

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

- [Incident 19991026033059I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19991026033059I), Oct 26, 1999: Bbavia 7KCAB (N1843G), Minneapolis, MN, Minor damage. (-23) After a local flight, the pilot was taxiing back to the ramp after dark. Because of construction at the airport, he knew that he had to cross a dirt…

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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