# Accident 19780118000529A: Blanca 7KCA/, Mcclave,Co, CO, January 18, 1978

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 18, 1978
- Place: Mcclave,Co, CO
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Location: 38.1315° N, 102.8504° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of McClave, CO, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.1315&lon=-102.8504&mi=10
- Aircraft: N53966, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N53966) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bellanca 7GCBC (registry code 1220601, https://openairdocs.org/model/bellanca-7gcbc) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BLANCA 7KCA/
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 650 total, 45 in this make and model, 35 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN78FTE23](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN78FTE23) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780118000529A

## Narrative

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

CRASHED IN CATTLE FEED LOT FIVE COWS KILLED.

## 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 DEN78FTE23](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN78FTE23), Jan 18, 1978: Bellanca 7GCBC (N53966), Mcclave, CO, destroyed

## Other reports on N53966 (1)

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

- [Accident 19760819027949A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760819027949A), Aug 19, 1976: Blanca 7GCBC (N53966), Saratoga, WY, Substantial damage. Total solo time less than one hour.

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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