# Accident 19790728021709A: Blanca 7FC, White Bluff, TN, July 28, 1979

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 28, 1979, 10:15 local time
- Place: White Bluff, TN
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Aborted (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.1009° N, 87.2119° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of White Bluff, TN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.1009&lon=-87.2119&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7580E, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7580E) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Champion 7FC (registry code 21101NX, https://openairdocs.org/model/champion-7fc) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental C90 series (registry code 17009, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-c90-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BLANCA 7FC
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 250 total, 2 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB IAD79DKW19](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD79DKW19) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790728021709A

## Narrative

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

ATTEMPTED TAKEOFF FROM PASTURE. UNABLE TO CLEAR TREES. ABORTED, DIVED INTO GROUND. NOSED UP AGAINST BARN.

## 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 IAD79DKW19](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD79DKW19), Jul 28, 1979: Champion 7FC (N7580E), Whitebluff, TN, substantial damage

## Other reports on N7580E (1)

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

- [Accident 19840901045659A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840901045659A), Sep 1, 1984: Bbavia 7FC (N7580E), Ft Drum, FL, Substantial damage. Engine quit after takeoff, aircraft struck wires. Pilot had refueled with auto gas, drained eight cups of water.

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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