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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Blanca 7AC · Estacada, OR · May 6, 1978

Date
May 6, 1978
Place
Estacada, OR
Airport
Estacada
Phase of flight
To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N3479E
NTSB investigation
NTSBSEA78FYM31
Reported as
Blanca 7AC
Reported engine
Continental
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
1,000 total400 in this make and model15 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Top ovhl 1HR prior. Owner didnt want rebuild. Heavy carbon deposin eng. Plt had to avoid fence

As the FAA filed it

TOP OVHL 1HR PRIOR. OWNER DIDNT WANT REBUILD. HEAVY CARBON DEPOSIN ENG. PLT HAD TO AVOID FENCE

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.