# Accident 19771224038579A: Blanca 7KCAB, Escondido, CA, December 24, 1977

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 24, 1977
- Place: Escondido, CA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Location: 33.1192° N, 117.0864° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Escondido, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.1192&lon=-117.0864&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3045G, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3045G) (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 7KCAB
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 198 total, 0 in this make and model, 17 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX78DUM09](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX78DUM09) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19771224038579A

## Narrative

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

FAILURE OF RUDDER CONTROL CABLE.

## 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 LAX78DUM09](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX78DUM09), Dec 24, 1977: Bellanca 7KCAB (N3045G), Escondido, CA, substantial damage

## Other reports on N3045G (2)

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

- [Incident 19860829058549I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860829058549I), Aug 29, 1986: Bbavia 7KCAB (N3045G), San Diego, CA. Engine power loss during banner tow. Dropped banner and landed at nearby airport. Had a broken exhaust valve.
- [Incident 19801109087029I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19801109087029I), Nov 9, 1980: Bbavia 7AC (N3045G), El Cajon, CA. Flight returned after discovering fuel leak in cockpit. Refuelers allowed fuel nozzle to crack filler neck.

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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