# Accident 19780917029479A: Blanca 7HC, Bridgeville, PA, September 17, 1978

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 17, 1978
- Place: Bridgeville, PA
- Airport: Campbell
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
- Location: 40.1155° N, 79.5764° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at Campbell Airport, closed, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.1155&lon=-79.5764&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9845Y, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9845Y-1981-10-13) (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: 8,528 total, 800 in this make and model, 28 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC78FGM51](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC78FGM51) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780917029479A

## Narrative

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

BANNER TOW LINE FOULED AROUND SUPPORT POLE.WIND GUSTS TO 15KTS.

## 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 NYC78FGM51](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC78FGM51), Sep 17, 1978: Aeronca 7HC (N9845Y), Bridgeville, PA, destroyed

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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