# Accident 19780813034439A: Blanca 7HC, Howard, WI, August 13, 1978

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 13, 1978
- Place: Howard, WI
- Airport: Plainview
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Location: 44.5686° N, 88.0717° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Howard, WI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.5686&lon=-88.0717&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9681S, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9681S-2013-03-21) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Champion 7ECA (registry code 21101NN, https://openairdocs.org/model/champion-7eca) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-235 series (registry code 41505, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-235-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BLANCA 7HC
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 300 total, 75 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI78FEP47](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI78FEP47) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780813034439A

## Narrative

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

ALCOHOL CONTENT-BLOOD 0.04 ,GASTRIC 0.123 .

## 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 CHI78FEP47](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI78FEP47), Aug 13, 1978: Champion 7ECA (N9681S), Howard, WI, substantial damage, 1 fatal

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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