# Accident 19780905028249A: Blanca 7ECA, Pierre, SD, September 5, 1978

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 5, 1978
- Place: Pierre, SD
- Airport: Pierre Municipal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Location: 44.3827° N, 100.2860° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at PIERRE RGNL (PIR), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.3827&lon=-100.2860&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2880G, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2880G) (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 7ECA
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 349 total, 5 in this make and model, 34 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MKC78FTK37](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC78FTK37) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780905028249A

## 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 MKC78FTK37](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC78FTK37), Sep 5, 1978: Champion 7ECA (N2880G), Pierre, SD, substantial damage

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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