# Incident 19781224020909I: Blanca 7EC, Fairmont, WV, December 24, 1978

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 24, 1978, 14:15 local time
- Place: Fairmont, WV
- Airport: Municipal
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.4769° N, 80.1491° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Fairmont, WV, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.4769&lon=-80.1491&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7447B, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7447B) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Champion 7EC (registry code 21101NM, https://openairdocs.org/model/champion-7ec) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental C90 series (registry code 17009, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-c90-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BLANCA 7EC
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 6,000 total, 150 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19781224020909I

## Narrative

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

RIGHT FRONT WHEEL STRUT TO FUSELAGE ATTACHMENT FITTING FAILED. CAUSING PILOT TO LOSE DIRECTIONAL CONTROL.

## Other reports on N7447B (1)

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

- [Incident 20050814019559I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20050814019559I), Aug 14, 2005: Bbavia 7EC (N7447B), Bluefield, WV, Minor damage. (-23) [privacy data omitted] N7447B, a champ, 7EC, was landing at Bluefield, WV (blf), and after touchdown, experienced extreme vibration from the tailwheel.…

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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