# Accident 19780702038059A: Blanca 7KCA/, San Jose Isl, TX, July 2, 1978

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 2, 1978
- Place: San Jose Isl, TX
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Location: 28.0003° N, 96.9336° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of San Jose Island, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=28.0003&lon=-96.9336&mi=10
- Aircraft: N36772, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N36772-2019-01-08) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bellanca 7GCBC (registry code 1220601, https://openairdocs.org/model/bellanca-7gcbc) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BLANCA 7KCA/
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 663 total, 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW78FA055](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW78FA055) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780702038059A

## 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 FTW78FA055](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW78FA055), Jul 2, 1978: Bellanca 7GCBC (N36772), San Jose Isl, TX, destroyed, 2 fatal

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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