# Accident 19780720019289A: Blanca 8KCA/, Sonoma, CA, July 20, 1978

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 20, 1978
- Place: Sonoma, CA
- Airport: Sonoma Valley
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- 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: N8734V, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8734V-2014-09-03) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bellanca 8KCAB (registry code 1220801, https://openairdocs.org/model/bellanca-8kcab) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming IO-320 series (registry code 41509, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-io-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BLANCA 8KCA/
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,000 total, 3 in this make and model, 1 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB OAK78FVD48](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK78FVD48) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780720019289A

## Narrative

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

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

## 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 OAK78FVD48](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK78FVD48), Jul 20, 1978: Bellanca 8KCAB (N8734V), Sonoma, CA, 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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