# Accident 19770120001649A: Blanca 11AC, Harrah, WA, January 20, 1977

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 20, 1977
- Place: Harrah, WA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Location: 46.4061° N, 120.5410° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Harrah, WA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=46.4061&lon=-120.5410&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9791E, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9791E) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Aeronca 11AC (registry code 0191102, https://openairdocs.org/model/aeronca-11ac) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental A&C65 series (registry code 17003, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-a-c65-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BLANCA 11AC
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 395 total, 1 in this make and model, 1 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA77FYP17](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA77FYP17) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770120001649A

## Narrative

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

DESCENDED INTO FOG.PULLED UP TO AVOID AN OBJECT.

## 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 SEA77FYP17](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA77FYP17), Jan 20, 1977: Aeronca 11AC (N9791E), Harrah, WA, substantial damage

## Other reports on N9791E (3)

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

- [Incident 20190522005019I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20190522005019I), May 22, 2019: Aeronca 11AC (N9791E), Gig Harbor, WA, Minor damage. Pilot was a little fast for landing when the aircraft ballooned up. As the aircraft settled back down it was crooked and veered off the side of the runway.///
- [Accident 20160727020169A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20160727020169A), Jul 27, 2016: Aeronca 11AC (N9791E), Gig Harbor, WA, Substantial damage. Pilot did not maintain control of the aircraft during landing rollout at the tacoma narrows airport(tiw), resulting in a ground loop of the aircraft, causing…
- [Accident 20140604024299A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20140604024299A), Jun 4, 2014: Aeronca 11AC (N9791E), Tacoma, WA, Substantial damage. Aircraft was being used for instructional flight purposes and on the third landing at the Tacoma Narrows Airport the aircraft landed on runwat 17. The aircraft…

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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