# Accident 19760905029769A: Blanca 7AC, Prairieburg, IA, September 5, 1976

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 5, 1976
- Place: Prairieburg, IA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Location: 42.2375° N, 91.4257° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Prairieburg, IA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.2375&lon=-91.4257&mi=10
- Aircraft: N81486, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N81486-1977-11-18) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Aeronca 7AC (registry code 2110102, https://openairdocs.org/model/aeronca-7ac) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BLANCA 7AC
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,000 total, 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MKC76FCD66](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC76FCD66) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760905029769A

## Narrative

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

PERFORMING LOW LEVEL MANEUVERS AND DROPPING PAPER FROM AIRCRAFT NEAR FRIENDS HOUSE.

## 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 MKC76FCD66](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC76FCD66), Sep 5, 1976: Aeronca 7AC (N81486), Prairieburg, IA, 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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