# Incident 19780521034749I: Blanca 7FC, Knightdale, NC, May 21, 1978

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 21, 1978, 19:25 local time
- Place: Knightdale, NC
- Airport: Municipal
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.7900° N, 78.4956° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Knightdale, NC, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.7900&lon=-78.4956&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7682E, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7682E-2013-02-26) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Champion 7FC (registry code 21101NX, https://openairdocs.org/model/champion-7fc) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental C90 series (registry code 17009, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-c90-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BLANCA 7FC
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 352 total, 40 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/19780521034749I

## Narrative

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

LOUD POP AFTER LIFTOFF. LEFT MAIN DANGLING. OLEO CYLINDER SEPARATED FROM CAP AT FLANGE END. COLLAPSED ON LANDING.

## Other reports on N7682E (1)

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

- [Accident 19821114059739A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19821114059739A), Nov 14, 1982: Bbavia 7FC (N7682E), Alexandria, LA, Substantial damage. Lost directional control while landing with a quartering tailwind. Ran off runway into a ditch.

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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