# Accident 19780915027649A: Blanca 7KCA/, Thorton, CO, September 15, 1978

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 15, 1978
- Place: Thorton, CO
- Airport: Private
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Aircraft: N8663V, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8663V-1983-11-23) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bellanca 7GCBC (registry code 1220601, https://openairdocs.org/model/bellanca-7gcbc) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BLANCA 7KCA/
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,700 total, 10 in this make and model, 10 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN78FTE98](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN78FTE98) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780915027649A

## Narrative

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

LEFT MAIN WHEEL AXLE BROKE DURING LANDING.

## 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 DEN78FTE98](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN78FTE98), Sep 15, 1978: Bellanca 7GCBC (N8663V), Thorton, CO, substantial damage

## Other reports on N8663V (1)

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

- [Accident 19770103000419A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770103000419A), Jan 3, 1977: Blanca 7GCBC (N8663V), Havre, MT, Substantial damage. Prev ldg to ck for carb icing. Tkof fm stubble fld,left axle broke.

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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