# Accident 19750503008599A: Blanca 7AC, Ft.Collins, CO, May 3, 1975

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 3, 1975
- Place: Ft.Collins, CO
- Airport: Valley Airpark
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Location: 40.5853° N, 105.0844° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Fort Collins, CO, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.5853&lon=-105.0844&mi=10
- Aircraft: N84555, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N84555) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Aeronca 7AC (registry code 2110102, https://openairdocs.org/model/aeronca-7ac) (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
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 199 total, 3 in this make and model, 30 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN75FTE63](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN75FTE63) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750503008599A

## Narrative

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

STUDENT PLT PASSENGER AT FLT CONTROLS.STEERABLE TAIL WHEEL WORN TO A FULL SWIVEL CONDITION.

## 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 DEN75FTE63](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN75FTE63), May 3, 1975: Aeronca 7AC (N84555), Ft.Collins, CO, substantial damage

## Other reports on N84555 (1)

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

- [Accident 19750722019079A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750722019079A), Jul 22, 1975: Blanca 7HC (N84555), Big Springs, NE, Substantial damage. Plt became aware of wires,atmtd go under,struck top wire and lwr wire.

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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