# Accident 19761215042399A: Blanca 7AC, WI, December 15, 1976

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 15, 1976
- Place: WI
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: In Traffic Pattern-Circling
- Aircraft: N2973E, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2973E) (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: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 270 total, 0 in this make and model, 40 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI77FA015](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI77FA015) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19761215042399A

## 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 CHI77FA015](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI77FA015), Dec 15, 1976: Aeronca 7AC (N2973E), Freedom, WI, substantial damage, 2 fatal

## Other reports on N2973E (1)

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

- [Accident 19761216042399A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19761216042399A), Dec 16, 1976: Blanca 7KCA* (N2973E), WI, 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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