# Accident 19780614012359A: Blanca 7ECA, Fairbanks,Ak, AK, June 14, 1978

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 14, 1978
- Place: Fairbanks,Ak, AK
- Airport: Fairbanks Interna
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Touch And Go Landing
- Location: 64.8378° N, 147.7164° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Fairbanks, AK, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=64.8378&lon=-147.7164&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1042E, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1042E) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bellanca 7ECA (registry code 1220460, https://openairdocs.org/model/bellanca-7eca) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-235 series (registry code 41505, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-235-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BLANCA 7ECA
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 30 total, 30 in this make and model, 30 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC78FAA20](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC78FAA20) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780614012359A

## Narrative

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

No narrative was filed.

## 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 ANC78FAA20](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC78FAA20), Jun 14, 1978: Bellanca 7ECA (N1042E), Fairbanks, AK, substantial damage

## Other reports on N1042E (2)

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

- [Accident 19860406009749A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860406009749A), Apr 6, 1986: Bbavia 7ECA (N1042E), Fairbanks, AK, Substantial damage. Took off on icy road in a ski plane. Could not clear road sign ahead. Aborted takeoff. Right wing struck the sign.
- [Incident 19800703059449I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800703059449I), Jul 3, 1980: Bbavia 7ECA (N1042E), Fairbanks, AK, Minor damage. Front tailspring bolt sheared, allowing tailspring and tailwheel to fall free.

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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