# Accident 19781102040179A: Blanca 7EC, Richmond, NC, November 2, 1978

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 2, 1978
- Place: Richmond, NC
- Airport: Martin Field
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Location: 35.8622° N, 77.1782° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at MARTIN COUNTY (MCZ), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.8622&lon=-77.1782&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4378C, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4378C-1981-09-30) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Champion 7EC (registry code 21101NM, https://openairdocs.org/model/champion-7ec) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BLANCA 7EC
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 200 total, 75 in this make and model, 5 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW79FA009](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW79FA009) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19781102040179A

## 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 FTW79FA009](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW79FA009), Nov 2, 1978: Aeronca 7EC (N4378C), Richmond, LA, 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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