# Incident 19780826039219I: Blanca 7ECA, Jacksonville, FL, August 26, 1978

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 26, 1978, 09:40 local time
- Place: Jacksonville, FL
- Airport: Herlong
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 30.2778° N, 81.8059° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at Herlong Airport (HEG), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.2778&lon=-81.8059&mi=10
- Aircraft: N90997, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N90997) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bellanca 7ECA (registry code 1220460, https://openairdocs.org/model/bellanca-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 7ECA
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,800 total, 150 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/19780826039219I

## Narrative

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

LOUD SNAP WAS HEARD DURING ACROBATIC MANEUVER. WINDSHIED BROKEN AND SUN ROOF SEPARATED.

## Other reports on N90997 (1)

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

- [Incident 19950531016499I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950531016499I), May 31, 1995: Bbavia 7ECA (N90997), White Haven, PA, Minor damage. Narrative: pilot flying at 4500 feet, communicating with wilkes-barre approach control (avpatc), experienced an engine failure, approximately 10 miles short of…

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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