# Accident 19780416012871A: Blanca 7KCAB, Phoenix, AZ, April 16, 1978

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 16, 1978
- Place: Phoenix, AZ
- Airport: Deer Valley
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Collision: Midair collision, first aircraft
- Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
- Location: 33.4484° N, 112.0740° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Phoenix, AZ, within about 13 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.4484&lon=-112.0740&mi=10
- Aircraft: N36414, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N36414) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bellanca 7KCAB (registry code 1220701, https://openairdocs.org/model/bellanca-7kcab) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming IO-320 series (registry code 41509, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-io-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BLANCA 7KCAB
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 471 total, 201 in this make and model, 10 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX78FUJ45](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX78FUJ45) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780416012871A

## Narrative

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

N97044,GRUMMAN WAS IN RUN UP AREA.

## Other aircraft in the event

- N9704U, Grumav AA1C: [Accident 19780416012872A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780416012872A)

## 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 LAX78FUJ45](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX78FUJ45), Apr 16, 1978: Citabria 7KCAB (N36414), Phoenix, AZ, 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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