# Accident 19780424042199A: Blanca 7KCAB, Rockford, IL, April 24, 1978

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 24, 1978
- Place: Rockford, IL
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Location: 42.2711° N, 89.0940° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Rockford, IL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.2711&lon=-89.0940&mi=10
- Aircraft: N41680, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N41680) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bellanca 7KCAB (registry code 1220701, https://openairdocs.org/model/bellanca-7kcab) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BLANCA 7KCAB
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 150 total, 10 in this make and model, 1 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI78FA036](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI78FA036) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780424042199A

## Narrative

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

STUDENT PILOT IN REAR SEAT.

## 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 CHI78FA036](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI78FA036), Apr 24, 1978: Bellanca 7KCAB (N41680), Rockford, IL, destroyed, 2 fatal

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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