# Accident 19760818029029A: Blanca 11BC, Bally, PA, August 18, 1976

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 18, 1976
- Place: Bally, PA
- Airport: Butter Valley
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Location: 40.4004° N, 75.5876° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Bally, PA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.4004&lon=-75.5876&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9807E, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9807E-2014-12-01) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Aeronca 11BC (registry code 0191106, https://openairdocs.org/model/aeronca-11bc) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental C85 series (registry code 17008, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-c85-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BLANCA 11BC
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 600 total, 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC76AN123](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC76AN123) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760818029029A

## Narrative

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

FUEL SYS INTEGRITY DESTROYED ON IMPACT.PLT TURNED BACK TO AIRPORT.OTHER LDG SITES AVAILABLE.

## 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 NYC76AN123](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC76AN123), Aug 18, 1976: Aeronca 11BC (N9807E), Bally, PA, substantial damage, 1 fatal

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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