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Incident · Substantial damage

FAA incident report · Blanca 7GCAA · Houston, TX · August 19, 1978

Date
August 19, 1978 · 11:45 local
Place
Houston, TX
Airport
William P Hobby
Phase of flight
Low Level Operations
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N2578Z
NTSB investigation
NTSBFTW78IA071
Reported as
Blanca 7GCAA
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
14,000 total3,000 in this make and model0 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

While picking up banner for towing operation cable wrapped around rudder horn. Tail wheel arm fractured.

As the FAA filed it

WHILE PICKING UP BANNER FOR TOWING OPERATION CABLE WRAPPED AROUND RUDDER HORN. TAIL WHEEL ARM FRACTURED.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.