# Accident 19771025036539A: Blanca 7ECA, Sonoma, CA, October 25, 1977

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 25, 1977
- Place: Sonoma, CA
- Airport: Sonoma Valley
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
- Location: 38.2239° N, 122.4497° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at SONOMA VALLEY (0Q3), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.2239&lon=-122.4497&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9082L, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9082L) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Champion 7ECA (registry code 21101NN, https://openairdocs.org/model/champion-7eca) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-235 series (registry code 41505, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-235-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BLANCA 7ECA
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 580 total, 250 in this make and model, 66 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB OAK78DVD07](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK78DVD07) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19771025036539A

## Narrative

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

WIND GUSTS TO 15K. STUDENT BRIEFED ON USE OF BRAKES WHILE TAXIING.

## 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 OAK78DVD07](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK78DVD07), Oct 25, 1977: Champion 7ECA (N9082L), Sonoma, CA, substantial damage

## Other reports on N9082L (1)

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

- [Accident 19950220007112A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950220007112A), Feb 20, 1995: Bbavia 7ECA (N9082L), Pacifica, CA, Substantial damage. Was struck by a passing N28003 that was deviating due another head on aircraft. Left wing shredded but landed safely

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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