# Accident 19771218041399A: Blanca 7AC, Watha, NC, December 18, 1977

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 18, 1977
- Place: Watha, NC
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Location: 34.6476° N, 77.9621° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Watha, NC, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.6476&lon=-77.9621&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2406E, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2406E) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Aeronca 7AC (registry code 2110102, https://openairdocs.org/model/aeronca-7ac) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental A&C65 series (registry code 17003, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-a-c65-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BLANCA 7AC
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,260 total, 202 in this make and model, 6 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB IAD78DLJ04](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD78DLJ04) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19771218041399A

## Narrative

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

PLT LANDED ON ROAD WHICH HAD MARGINAL CLEARANCE.

## 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 IAD78DLJ04](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD78DLJ04), Dec 18, 1977: Aeronca 7AC (N2406E), Watha, NC, 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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