# Accident 19771202038369A: Blanca 7ECA, Carlsbad, CA, December 2, 1977

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 2, 1977
- Place: Carlsbad, CA
- Airport: Palomar
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Location: 33.1581° N, 117.3506° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Carlsbad, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.1581&lon=-117.3506&mi=10
- Aircraft: N53823, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N53823) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bellanca 7ECA (registry code 1220460, https://openairdocs.org/model/bellanca-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: 24 total, 0 in this make and model, 22 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX78DUM07](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX78DUM07) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19771202038369A

## Narrative

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

TWR TOLD PLT TO HOLD SHORT OF RWY OR EXPEDITE TKOF. PLT OVER CONTROLLED. DMGD FUSELAGE.

## 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 LAX78DUM07](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX78DUM07), Dec 2, 1977: Champion 7ECA (N53823), Carlsbad, CA, substantial damage

## Other reports on N53823 (2)

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

- [Incident 19800323046039I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800323046039I), Mar 23, 1980: Bbavia 7ECA (N53823), Ramona, CA, Minor damage. Pilot lost control as he added power for takeoff. Gusty wind condition.
- [Incident 19790406013229I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790406013229I), Apr 6, 1979: Blanca 7ECA (N53823), Oceanside, CA, Minor damage. Pilot distracted by tractor mowing grass lost directional control after touchdown.

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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