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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Blanca 8KCA/ · Sonoma, CA · July 20, 1978

Date
July 20, 1978
Place
Sonoma, CA
Airport
Sonoma Valley
Phase of flight
Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N8734V
NTSB investigation
NTSBOAK78FVD48
Reported as
Blanca 8KCA/
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
2,000 total3 in this make and model1 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Right main gear leg broke 3 inches from fuselage attach point.

As the FAA filed it

RIGHT MAIN GEAR LEG BROKE 3 INCHES FROM FUSELAGE ATTACH POINT.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.