# Accident 19781230039479A: Blanca 7KCA/, Leola, SD, December 30, 1978

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 30, 1978
- Place: Leola, SD
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Location: 45.7211° N, 98.9385° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Leola, SD, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.7211&lon=-98.9385&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5142T, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5142T-2013-04-18) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Champion 7ECA (registry code 21101NN, https://openairdocs.org/model/champion-7eca) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-235 series (registry code 41505, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-235-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BLANCA 7KCA/
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 108 total, 15 in this make and model, 15 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MKC79FTK06](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC79FTK06) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19781230039479A

## Narrative

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

FOX HUNTING.

## 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 MKC79FTK06](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC79FTK06), Dec 30, 1978: Champion 7ECA (N5142T), Leola, SD, 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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