# Incident 19780415012629I: Blanca 7AC, Ramapo Valley, NY, April 15, 1978

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 15, 1978, 13:30 local time
- Place: Ramapo Valley, NY
- Airport: Municipal
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Aircraft: N84246, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N84246) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Aeronca 7AC (registry code 2110102, https://openairdocs.org/model/aeronca-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
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 200 total, 96 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/19780415012629I

## Narrative

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

STRONG WIND LIFTED TAXIING AIRPLANE, THEN DROPPED IT. LANDING GEAR AND PROP DAMAGED.

## Other reports on N84246 (1)

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

- [Incident 19780812037819I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780812037819I), Aug 12, 1978: Blanca 7AC (N84246), Edgewater, MD, Minor damage. Forced landing after engine quit. Replaced gas colator.

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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