# Accident 19790401043102A: Blanca 7AC, Van Nuys, CA, April 1, 1979

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 1, 1979, 17:00 local time
- Place: Van Nuys, CA
- Airport: Van Nuys
- Damage: Minor damage
- Collision: Midair collision, second aircraft
- Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.2098° N, 118.4900° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at VAN NUYS (VNY), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.2098&lon=-118.4900&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2403E, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2403E) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Aeronca 7AC (registry code 2110102, https://openairdocs.org/model/aeronca-7ac) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental A&C65 series (registry code 17003, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-a-c65-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BLANCA 7AC
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,400 total, 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX79DU024|LAX79DUQ24](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX79DU024%7CLAX79DUQ24) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790401043102A

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT WAS STRUCK BY ANOTHER AS IT WAS STATIONARY, PILOT WAS TUNING RADIO.

## Other aircraft in the event

- N759VZ, Cessna 182: [Accident 19790401043101A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790401043101A)

## 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 LAX79DU024|LAX79DUQ24](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX79DU024%7CLAX79DUQ24), Apr 1, 1979: Aeronca 7AC (N2403E), Van Nuys, CA, substantial damage

## Other reports on N2403E (2)

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

- [Accident 19990504004559A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990504004559A), May 4, 1999: Bbavia 7AC (N2403E), Lancaster, CA, Substantial damage. Acft ground looped and flipped over while taxiing to the rwy in preparation for departure, other circumstances are unknown. (.19) on may 4, 1999, at 1045 hours…
- [Incident 19800627058859I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800627058859I), Jun 27, 1980: Bbavia 7AC (N2403E), Quartz Hill, CA, Minor damage. Engine failed at night, connecting rod broken. Landed safely on dirt road.

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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