# Incident 19780422012649I: Blanca 8KCAB, Lake Wales, FL, April 22, 1978

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 22, 1978, 15:00 local time
- Place: Lake Wales, FL
- Airport: River Ranch
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Other Ground Ops
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 27.9203° N, 81.5996° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Lake Wales, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=27.9203&lon=-81.5996&mi=10
- Aircraft: N57390, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N57390) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bellanca 8KCAB (registry code 1220801, https://openairdocs.org/model/bellanca-8kcab) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming IO-320 series (registry code 41509, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-io-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BLANCA 8KCAB
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 900 total, 600 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/19780422012649I

## Narrative

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

AT THE END OF LANDING ROLLOUT AN ATTEMPT TO TURN AROUND WAS MADE. WIND GUST PUT AIRCRAFT UP ON ITS NOSE.

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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