# Incident 19790902033899I: Blanca 7AC, Fallon, NV, September 2, 1979

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 2, 1979, 17:00 local time
- Place: Fallon, NV
- Airport: Municipal
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.4737° N, 118.7779° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Fallon, NV, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.4737&lon=-118.7779&mi=10
- Aircraft: N83024, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N83024) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Aeronca 7DC-CONV (registry code 2110117, https://openairdocs.org/model/aeronca-7dc-conv) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental A&C65 series (registry code 17003, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-a-c65-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BLANCA 7AC
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 225 total, 50 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/19790902033899I

## Narrative

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

RIGHT MAIN GEAR OLEO STRUT CAME APART IN FLIGHT. GEAR COLLAPSED LANDING. UPPER END OF STRUT HAD FATIGUE BREAK.

## Other reports on N83024 (1)

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

- [Accident 20090813016919A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20090813016919A), Aug 13, 2009: Bbavia 7DC (N83024), Winnemucca, NV, Substantial damage. (-23) The pilot stated that he lost control of the aircraft during a three point landing with a subsequent ground loop to the left. The pilot also stated that…

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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