# Accident 19780806026332A: Blanca 8KCA/, Norfolk, VA, August 6, 1978

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 6, 1978
- Place: Norfolk, VA
- Airport: South Norfolk
- Damage: Destroyed
- Collision: Midair collision, second aircraft
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Location: 36.8468° N, 76.2852° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Norfolk, VA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.8468&lon=-76.2852&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5537K, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5537K) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bellanca 8KCAB (registry code 1220801, https://openairdocs.org/model/bellanca-8kcab) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming AEIO-360 series (registry code 41522, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-aeio-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BLANCA 8KCA/
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 424 total, 78 in this make and model, 99 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB IAD78FID18](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD78FID18) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780806026332A

## Narrative

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

PLT FAILED TO MONITOR/TRANSMIT ON UNICOM.

## Other aircraft in the event

- N5703G, Cessna A150K: [Accident 19780806026331A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780806026331A)

## 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 IAD78FID18](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD78FID18), Aug 6, 1978: Bellanca 8KCAB (N5537K), Norfolk, VA, destroyed

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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