# Accident 19780702018569A: Blanca 7KCA/, Sonoma, CA, July 2, 1978

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 2, 1978
- Place: Sonoma, CA
- Airport: Sonoma Valley
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Ops On Grnd To Tkof/Rtrcrft
- Location: 38.2239° N, 122.4497° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at SONOMA VALLEY (0Q3), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.2239&lon=-122.4497&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2598Z, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2598Z-2011-06-22) (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 7KCA/
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 103 total, 2 in this make and model, 1 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB OAK78DVD46](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK78DVD46) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780702018569A

## Narrative

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

TAXIING DOWNWIND IN 20KT WIND.

## 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 OAK78DVD46](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK78DVD46), Jul 2, 1978: Bellanca 7ECA (N2598Z), Sonoma, CA, substantial damage

## Other reports on N2598Z (2)

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

- [Accident 19950402006389A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950402006389A), Apr 2, 1995: Bbavia 7ECA (N2598Z), Higginsville, MO, Substantial damage. Lost control after aborting cross wind takeoff. Blown off runway. Pulled up 1000 feet of fence prior stopping.
- [Accident 19780211002539A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780211002539A), Feb 11, 1978: Blanca 7ECA (N2598Z), Sonoma, CA, Substantial damage. During takeoff run acft struck standing water on grass strip.

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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