# Accident 19780420009609A: Blanca 7ECA, Palominas, AZ, April 20, 1978

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 20, 1978
- Place: Palominas, AZ
- Airport: Miracle Valley
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Aborted (Fixed Wing)
- Location: 31.3779° N, 110.1607° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at Miracle Valley Airstrip, closed, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=31.3779&lon=-110.1607&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2583F, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2583F) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Champion 7ECA (registry code 21101NN, https://openairdocs.org/model/champion-7eca) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental 0-200 series (registry code 17020, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-200-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BLANCA 7ECA
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,650 total, 82 in this make and model, 161 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX78DUJ48](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX78DUJ48) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780420009609A

## Narrative

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

COLLIDED WITH BUSHES.

## 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 LAX78DUJ48](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX78DUJ48), Apr 20, 1978: Citabria 7ECA (N2583F), Palominas, AZ, substantial damage

## Other reports on N2583F (2)

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

- [Accident 20040829019329A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20040829019329A), Aug 29, 2004: Bbavia 7ECA (N2583F), Williams, AZ, Substantial damage. (-23) Aircraft made approach to the airport for the second crosswind landing of the day. The rt main gear touched down at the same time a strong gust hit the…
- [Accident 19970709017379A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970709017379A), Jul 9, 1997: Bbavia 7ECA (N2583F), Sonora, TX, Substantial damage. Aircraft veered off the runway after landing. (.4)in a written statement, the pilot stated that the UNICOM reported the winds '14 gusting to 20, generally down…

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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