# Accident 19730718025429A: Blanca 11AC, Naperville, IL, July 18, 1973

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 18, 1973
- Place: Naperville, IL
- Airport: Clow
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: In Traffic Pattern-Circling
- Location: 41.7859° N, 88.1473° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Naperville, IL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.7859&lon=-88.1473&mi=10
- Aircraft: N85917, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N85917) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Aeronca 11AC (registry code 0191102, https://openairdocs.org/model/aeronca-11ac) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental A&C65 series (registry code 17003, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-a-c65-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BLANCA 11AC
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 38 total, 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI74FEE03](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI74FEE03) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730718025429A

## Narrative

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

1ST FLT SINCE PURCHASE.FABRIC AT FWD EDGE OF FUSELAGE TORE LOOSE & TRAILED OVER EMPENNAGE.

## 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 CHI74FEE03](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI74FEE03), Jul 18, 1973: Aeronca 11AC (N85917), Naperville, IL, 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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