# Accident 19780319006859A: Blanca 1731ATC, Kennewick, WA, March 19, 1978

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 19, 1978
- Place: Kennewick, WA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Location: 46.1976° N, 119.1759° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Kennewick, WA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=46.1976&lon=-119.1759&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3EC (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: BLANCA 1731ATC
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,090 total, 2,046 in this make and model, 10 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA78DYP17](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA78DYP17) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780319006859A

## Narrative

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

MISTOOK ROAD FOR LDG STRIP.

## 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 SEA78DYP17](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA78DYP17), Mar 19, 1978: Bellanca 1731TC (N3EC), Kennewick, WA, 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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