# Incident 19780728036879I: Blanca 7GCBC, Homer, AK, July 28, 1978

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 28, 1978, 12:06 local time
- Place: Homer, AK
- Airport: Clearwater Sloop
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: To Aborted (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 59.6404° N, 151.5091° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Homer, AK, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=59.6404&lon=-151.5091&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7696S, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7696S-2013-02-26) (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 7GCBC
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,800 total, 60 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/19780728036879I

## Narrative

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

PILOT ABORTED TAKEOFF FROM A 600 FOOT STRIP. RAN INTO BUSHES AND FLIPPED OVER.

## Other reports on N7696S (1)

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

- [Accident 19780903043372A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780903043372A), Sep 3, 1978: Blanca 7KCA/ (N7696S), Anchorage, AK, Destroyed. Dark night. Pilot failed to insure that acft clearance/collision ts were illuminated.

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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