# Accident 19790728017179A: Blanca 7ECA, Kernville, CA, July 28, 1979

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 28, 1979, 10:30 local time
- Place: Kernville, CA
- Airport: Kernville
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.7550° N, 118.4309° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Kernville, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.7550&lon=-118.4309&mi=10
- Aircraft: N57469, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N57469) (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: 1,245 total, 53 in this make and model, 36 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX79DVA52](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX79DVA52) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790728017179A

## Narrative

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

PILOT LOST DIRECTIONAL CONTROL ON LANDING ROLL. ACFT VEERED OFF RUNWAY INTO A FENCE. RUDDER CLEVES PIN FELL OUT. NO

## 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 LAX79DVA52](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX79DVA52), Jul 28, 1979: Bellanca 7ECA (N57469), Kernville, CA, substantial damage

## Other reports on N57469 (1)

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

- [Incident 19801207088929I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19801207088929I), Dec 7, 1980: Bbavia 7ECA (N57469), Torrance, CA, Minor damage. Aircraft ground looped after landing.

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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