# Incident 19790422024679I: Blanca 7GC, Bayard, NE, April 22, 1979

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 22, 1979, 17:00 local time
- Place: Bayard, NE
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.7572° N, 103.3230° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Bayard, NE, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.7572&lon=-103.3230&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8949R, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8949R) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Champion 7GC (registry code 21101N2, https://openairdocs.org/model/champion-7gc) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-290 series (registry code 41506, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-290-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BLANCA 7GC
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 110 total, 35 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/19790422024679I

## Narrative

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

NOSED OVER AFTER LANDING IN A FIELD HIT SOFT SPOT WHILE TAXIING.

## Other reports on N8949R (1)

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

- [Accident 19830313007299A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830313007299A), Mar 13, 1983: Bbavia 7GC (N8949R), Northome, MN, Substantial damage. Encountered freezing rain. Elected to land at nearby airport. Struck a snowridge landing on a closed runway.

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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