# Accident 19781101040619A: Blanca 7KCA/, San Jose,Ca, CA, November 1, 1978

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 1, 1978
- Place: San Jose,Ca, CA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Location: 37.3394° N, 121.8950° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of San Jose, CA, within about 8 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.3394&lon=-121.8950&mi=10
- Aircraft: N57642, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N57642-1981-05-20) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bellanca 7ECA (registry code 1220460, https://openairdocs.org/model/bellanca-7eca) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BLANCA 7KCA/
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 158 total, 75 in this make and model, 29 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB OAK79FA007](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK79FA007) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19781101040619A

## Narrative

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

PLT & ACFT NOT AEROBATIC QUALIFIED.

## 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 OAK79FA007](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK79FA007), Nov 1, 1978: Bellanca 7ECA (N57642), San Jose, CA, destroyed, 2 fatal

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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