# Accident 19780615017869A: Blanca 7AC, Ramona, CA, June 15, 1978

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 15, 1978
- Place: Ramona, CA
- Airport: Ramona
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Location: 33.0392° N, 116.9153° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at RAMONA (RNM), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.0392&lon=-116.9153&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2272E, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2272E) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Aeronca 7AC (registry code 2110102, https://openairdocs.org/model/aeronca-7ac) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental A&C65 series (registry code 17003, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-a-c65-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BLANCA 7AC
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,180 total, 100 in this make and model, 38 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX78DUM27](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX78DUM27) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780615017869A

## Narrative

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

COWLING CAME LOOSE.

## 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 LAX78DUM27](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX78DUM27), Jun 15, 1978: Aeronca 7AC (N2272E), Ramona, CA, substantial damage

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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