# Accident 19780329007999A: Blanca 7KCA/, Delphos, OH, March 29, 1978

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 29, 1978
- Place: Delphos, OH
- Airport: Delphos
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Location: 40.8466° N, 84.3365° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Delphos, OH, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.8466&lon=-84.3365&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7622S, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7622S-2001-10-29) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bellanca 7ECA (registry code 1220460, https://openairdocs.org/model/bellanca-7eca) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-235 series (registry code 41505, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-235-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BLANCA 7KCA/
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 144 total, 111 in this make and model, 15 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI78FEK11](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI78FEK11) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780329007999A

## Narrative

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

AIRPORT CLOSED, NO NOTAM OR ADVISORY ISSUED.NIGHT LANDING ON SOD P.

## 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 CHI78FEK11](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI78FEK11), Mar 29, 1978: Bellanca 7ECA (N7622S), Delphos, OH, substantial damage

## Other reports on N7622S (3)

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

- [Accident 19921130048329A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19921130048329A), Nov 30, 1992: Bbavia 7ECA (N7622S), Pike Road, AL, Destroyed, 2 fatal. Wreckage indicates flat spin to impact. Witness described wing rocking and tail shifting prior impact.
- [Accident 19790611011239A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790611011239A), Jun 11, 1979: Blanca 7ECA (N7622S), Moraine, OH, Substantial damage. Student pilot lost directional control on landing.
- [Accident 19790205002309A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790205002309A), Feb 5, 1979: Blanca 7ECA (N7622S), Brooksville, OH, Substantial damage. Pilot lost control on landing roll, struck a snowbank and overturned.

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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