# Accident 19780625026249A: Blanca 7KCAB, Oakland, MD, June 25, 1978

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 25, 1978
- Place: Oakland, MD
- Airport: Garrett County
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
- Location: 39.5808° N, 79.3359° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at GARRETT COUNTY (2G4), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.5808&lon=-79.3359&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1859G, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1859G-1982-01-21) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Champion 7KCAB (registry code 21101P3, https://openairdocs.org/model/champion-7kcab) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BLANCA 7KCAB
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,700 total, 250 in this make and model, 150 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB IAD78FIG10](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD78FIG10) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780625026249A

## Narrative

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

BANNER SNAGGED IN GRASS DRG PICK-UP. PILOT-PLACED BANNN 2FT HIGH GRASS

## 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 IAD78FIG10](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD78FIG10), Jun 25, 1978: Champion 7KCAB (N1859G), Oakland, MD, 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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