# Incident 19780817038059I: Blanca 7HC, Anchorage, AK, August 17, 1978

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 17, 1978, 18:00 local time
- Place: Anchorage, AK
- Airport: International
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 61.2181° N, 149.9003° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Anchorage, AK, within about 23 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=61.2181&lon=-149.9003&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8974R, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8974R-1988-04-12) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Champion AERONCA 7HC (registry code 2110172, https://openairdocs.org/model/champion-aeronca-7hc) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BLANCA 7HC
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,078 total, 350 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/19780817038059I

## Narrative

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

WHEEL CAME OFF ON LANDING, FOUND WORN STRUT THREAD.

## Other reports on N8974R (2)

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

- [Accident 19830116001029A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830116001029A), Jan 16, 1983: Bbavia 7HC (N8974R), Anchorage, AK, Substantial damage. Lost control on takeoff. Left wheel sheared on a snow berm. Aircraft then slid into parked aircraft. Frost on wings
- [Accident 19780913028299A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780913028299A), Sep 13, 1978: Blanca 7HC (N8974R), Cantwell, AK, Substantial damage. Gust to 35 knots

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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