# Accident 19780211001609A: Blanca 7ECA, Newport, ME, February 11, 1978

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 11, 1978
- Place: Newport, ME
- Airport: Newport Skypark
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Aborted (Fixed Wing)
- Location: 44.8201° N, 69.2384° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at NEWPORT SKY PARK (ME68), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.8201&lon=-69.2384&mi=10
- Aircraft: N11075, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N11075-2024-06-01) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Champion 7ECA (registry code 21101NN, https://openairdocs.org/model/champion-7eca) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental 0-200 series (registry code 17020, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-200-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BLANCA 7ECA
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 100 total, 19 in this make and model, 29 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC78FNC15](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC78FNC15) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780211001609A

## Narrative

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

TKOF ADJ TO RWY,ABORTED TKOF WHEN ACFT FAILED TO REACH FLYING SPE

## 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 NYC78FNC15](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC78FNC15), Feb 11, 1978: Champion 7ECA (N11075), Newport, ME, substantial damage

## Other reports on N11075 (1)

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

- [Accident 19770121001199A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770121001199A), Jan 21, 1977: Blanca 7ECA (N11075), Richfield Sprg, NY, Substantial damage. Plt rounded out to land acft 15 ft above rwy.

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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