# Incident 19780415012519I: Blanca 7AC, Santa Monica, CA, April 15, 1978

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 15, 1978, 10:07 local time
- Place: Santa Monica, CA
- Airport: Municipal
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.0109° N, 118.4982° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Santa Monica, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.0109&lon=-118.4982&mi=10
- Aircraft: N85421, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N85421) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Champion 7AC (registry code 21101MA, https://openairdocs.org/model/champion-7ac) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental A&C65 series (registry code 17003, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-a-c65-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BLANCA 7AC
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 88 total, 10 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780415012519I

## Narrative

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

PILOT LOST DIRECTIONAL CONTROL AFTER LANDING WITH CROSSWIND, RAN OFF RUNWAY.

## Other reports on N85421 (1)

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

- [Incident 19921025049039I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19921025049039I), Oct 25, 1992: Bbavia 7AC (N85421), Auburn, CA, Minor damage. Pilot ground looped aircraft on landing. Wing tip hit runway.

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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