# Incident 19790406013229I: Blanca 7ECA, Oceanside, CA, April 6, 1979

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 6, 1979, 10:00 local time
- Place: Oceanside, CA
- Airport: Municipal
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.1959° N, 117.3795° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Oceanside, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.1959&lon=-117.3795&mi=10
- Aircraft: N53823, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N53823) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bellanca 7ECA (registry code 1220460, https://openairdocs.org/model/bellanca-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 7ECA
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 95 total, 20 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/19790406013229I

## Narrative

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

PILOT DISTRACTED BY TRACTOR MOWING GRASS LOST DIRECTIONAL CONTROL AFTER TOUCHDOWN.

## Other reports on N53823 (2)

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

- [Incident 19800323046039I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800323046039I), Mar 23, 1980: Bbavia 7ECA (N53823), Ramona, CA, Minor damage. Pilot lost control as he added power for takeoff. Gusty wind condition.
- [Accident 19771202038369A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19771202038369A), Dec 2, 1977: Blanca 7ECA (N53823), Carlsbad, CA, Substantial damage. Twr told plt to hold short of rwy or expedite tkof. Plt over controlled. Dmgd fuselage.

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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