# Accident 19790902026769A: Blanca 7ECA, Houston, TX, September 2, 1979

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 2, 1979, 18:30 local time
- Place: Houston, TX
- Airport: White Oak
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 29.7633° N, 95.3633° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Houston, TX, within about 14 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.7633&lon=-95.3633&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7586F, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7586F) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Champion 7ECA (registry code 21101NN, https://openairdocs.org/model/champion-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
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 182 total, 87 in this make and model, 13 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW79FRA39](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW79FRA39) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790902026769A

## Narrative

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

MADE HARD LANDING, BOUNCED. DRIFTED OFF SIDE RUNWAY. WING HIT BUSHES. UNSKILLED IN BACK SEAT.

## 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 FTW79FRA39](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW79FRA39), Sep 2, 1979: Champion 7ECA (N7586F), Houston, TX, substantial damage

## Other reports on N7586F (1)

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

- [Accident 20001021037359A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20001021037359A), Oct 21, 2000: Bbavia 7ECA (N7586F), Pulaski, WI, No damage. (-23) Pilot stated he saw a skydiver land on runway 12L (turf). He continued his landing assuming the skydiver would vacate 12L. Pilot stated he had to swerve…

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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