# Incident 19791028053739I: Blanca 7GCBC, Hammocks Beach, NC, October 28, 1979

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 28, 1979
- Place: Hammocks Beach, NC
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Aircraft: N5251X, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5251X-2013-04-02) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Champion 7GCBC (registry code 21101PK, https://openairdocs.org/model/champion-7gcbc) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BLANCA 7GCBC
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 400 total, 175 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/19791028053739I

## Narrative

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

PILOT LANDING ON A BEACH, ROLLED INTO SOFT SAND AND NOSED OVER.

## Other reports on N5251X (1)

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

- [Accident 19751210042052A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19751210042052A), Dec 10, 1975: Blanca 7GCBC (N5251X), Salter Path, NC, Substantial damage

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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