# Incident 19780715044129I: Blanca 7DC, Beaumont, KS, July 15, 1978

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 15, 1978, 13:00 local time
- Place: Beaumont, KS
- Airport: Municipal
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.6560° N, 96.5318° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Beaumont, KS, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.6560&lon=-96.5318&mi=10
- Aircraft: N81588, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N81588) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Aeronca 7AC (registry code 2110102, https://openairdocs.org/model/aeronca-7ac) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental C85 series (registry code 17008, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-c85-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BLANCA 7DC
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 168 total, 12 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780715044129I

## Narrative

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

PILOT LOST DIRECTIONAL CONTROL AFTER LANDING WHEN A BRAKE LOCKED UP. BRAKE LININGS WERE OIL SOAKED.

## Other reports on N81588 (1)

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

- [Accident 19740725025079A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740725025079A), Jul 25, 1974: Blanca 7AC (N81588), Clearwater, FL, Substantial damage. Bent tubing above r ldg gr attach pt.

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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