# Accident 19760905028659A: Blanca 7AC, Moneta, VA, September 5, 1976

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 5, 1976
- Place: Moneta, VA
- Airport: Smith Mountain
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Location: 37.1882° N, 79.6134° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Moneta, VA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.1882&lon=-79.6134&mi=10
- Aircraft: N84266, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N84266-2018-04-06) (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
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 425 total, 425 in this make and model, 4 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB IAD76DID43](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD76DID43) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760905028659A

## Narrative

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

No narrative was filed.

## 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 IAD76DID43](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD76DID43), Sep 5, 1976: Aeronca 7AC (N84266), Moneta, VA, 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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