# Accident 19760223002949A: Blanca 7AC, Chowchilla, CA, February 23, 1976

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 23, 1976
- Place: Chowchilla, CA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Location: 37.1161° N, 120.2420° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Chowchilla, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.1161&lon=-120.2420&mi=10
- Aircraft: N84588 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: BLANCA 7AC
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 178 total, 130 in this make and model, 15 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB OAK76FVA42](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK76FVA42) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760223002949A

## Narrative

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

STRUCK WIRES WHILE CIRCLING TO WAVE AT FRIEND

## 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 OAK76FVA42](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK76FVA42), Feb 23, 1976: Aeronca 7AC (N84588), Chowchilla, CA, 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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