# Accident 19780913028299A: Blanca 7HC, Cantwell, AK, September 13, 1978

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 13, 1978
- Place: Cantwell, AK
- Airport: Chulitna Strip
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Location: 63.3917° N, 148.9508° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Cantwell, AK, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=63.3917&lon=-148.9508&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
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 601 total, 21 in this make and model, 21 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC78DAH18](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC78DAH18) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780913028299A

## Narrative

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

GUST TO 35 KNOTS

## 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 ANC78DAH18](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC78DAH18), Sep 13, 1978: Champion 7HC (N8974R), Cantwell, AK, substantial damage

## 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
- [Incident 19780817038059I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780817038059I), Aug 17, 1978: Blanca 7HC (N8974R), Anchorage, AK, Minor damage. Wheel came off on landing, found worn strut thread.

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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