# Accident 19770430011559A: Blanca 7AC, Colusa, CA, April 30, 1977

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 30, 1977
- Place: Colusa, CA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
- Location: 39.2000° N, 122.0095° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Colusa, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.2000&lon=-122.0095&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2659E, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2659E-2025-11-29) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Aeronca 7AC (registry code 2110102, https://openairdocs.org/model/aeronca-7ac) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental C85 series (registry code 17008, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-c85-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BLANCA 7AC
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,300 total, 2,030 in this make and model, 32 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB OAK77DVG32](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK77DVG32) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770430011559A

## Narrative

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

BIRD CONTROL.

## 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 OAK77DVG32](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK77DVG32), Apr 30, 1977: Aeronca 7AC (N2659E), Colusa, CA, substantial damage

## Other reports on N2659E (2)

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

- [Accident 20250624010769A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20250624010769A), Jun 24, 2025: Aeronca 7AC (N2659E), Westphalia, MI, Substantial damage. On may 24, 2025, at 1336 local time, an American champion 7AC aircraft, [privacy data omitted], registered to and flown by a commercial rated pilot received…
- [Accident 20110210002609A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20110210002609A), Feb 10, 2011: Aeronca 7AC (N2659E), Novato, CA, Substantial damage. On February 10, 2011, about 1352 pacific standard time, an Aeronca 7AC, N2659E, experienced a totalloss of engine power on approach for landing at Gnoss Field…

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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