# Incident 19780514033499I: Blanca 7EC, Monroe, LA, May 14, 1978

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 14, 1978, 09:00 local time
- Place: Monroe, LA
- Airport: Municipal
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.5190° N, 92.0772° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Monroe, LA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.5190&lon=-92.0772&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9849Y, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9849Y-2009-05-22) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Champion 7EC (registry code 21101NM, https://openairdocs.org/model/champion-7ec) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental C90 series (registry code 17009, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-c90-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BLANCA 7EC
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 980 total, 90 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/19780514033499I

## Narrative

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

PILOT ALLOWED AIRCRAFT TO STRIKE RUNWAY LIGHT ON TAKEOFF.

## Other reports on N9849Y (1)

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

- [Accident 19780614013489A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780614013489A), Jun 14, 1978: Blanca 7EC (N9849Y), Waverly, LA, Destroyed

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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