# Accident 19781104035909A: Blanca 7KCA/, Ithaca, NY, November 4, 1978

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 4, 1978
- Place: Ithaca, NY
- Airport: Grund Field
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Location: 42.4473° N, 76.5969° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at GRUND FLD (NY55), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.4473&lon=-76.5969&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8368V, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8368V) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Champion 7GCBC (registry code 21101PK, https://openairdocs.org/model/champion-7gcbc) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BLANCA 7KCA/
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 452 total, 26 in this make and model, 20 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC79DFJ04](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC79DFJ04) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19781104035909A

## Narrative

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

LVLD OFF ABT 20-30FT ABV RWY.

## 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 NYC79DFJ04](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC79DFJ04), Nov 4, 1978: Bellanca 7GCBC (N8368V), Ithaca, NY, substantial damage

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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