# Accident 19760905026879A: Blanca 7AC, Kenai, AK, September 5, 1976

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 5, 1976
- Place: Kenai, AK
- Airport: Kenai
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Location: 60.5733° N, 151.2448° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at KENAI MUNI (ENA), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=60.5733&lon=-151.2448&mi=10
- Aircraft: N82559, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N82559) (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: 420 total, 20 in this make and model, 160 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC76DAH68](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC76DAH68) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760905026879A

## Narrative

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

ACFT GROUNDLOOPED 90DEG TO RWY,PWR WAS APPLIED TO CLEAR DITCH BUT L GEAR CAUGHT SIDE.

## 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 ANC76DAH68](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC76DAH68), Sep 5, 1976: Aeronca 7AC (N82559), Kenai, AK, substantial damage

## Other reports on N82559 (2)

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

- [Incident 20140510005859I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20140510005859I), May 10, 2014: Aeronca 7AC (N82559), Valdez, AK, Minor damage. Windsocks at both approach ends (runway 6/24) showed tailwind. Pilots observed landing after incident chose to land 1/2 to 3/4 down the runway to ensure…
- [Accident 20010729040049A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010729040049A), Jul 29, 2001: Bbavia 7AC (N82559), Skwentna, AK, Substantial damage. (-23) On July 29, at about 1945 hours Alaska standard time, an Aeronca 7AC airplane, N82559, received minor damage during a landing at the Skwentna Airport,…

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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