# Accident 19780818027419A: Blanca 8KCA/, Elcentro, CA, August 18, 1978

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 18, 1978
- Place: Elcentro, CA
- Airport: Douthitt
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Location: 32.7864° N, 115.5602° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of El Centro, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.7864&lon=-115.5602&mi=10
- Aircraft: N68557, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N68557-2022-12-13) (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/
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 97 total, 13 in this make and model, 13 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX78DA068](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX78DA068) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780818027419A

## Narrative

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

No narrative was filed.

## 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 LAX78DA068](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX78DA068), Aug 18, 1978: Bellanca 8KCAB (N68557), Elcentro, CA, substantial damage

## Other reports on N68557 (1)

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

- [Accident 19870104000769A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870104000769A), Jan 4, 1987: Bbavia 8KCAB (N68557), Tucson, AZ, Substantial damage. The aircraft dragged a wing and ground looped during an aborted takeoff. Excessive mag drop on runup.

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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