# Accident 19770706030679A: Blanca 7AC, Sterling, AK, July 6, 1977

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 6, 1977
- Place: Sterling, AK
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Location: 60.5372° N, 150.7647° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Sterling, AK, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=60.5372&lon=-150.7647&mi=10
- Aircraft: N83535, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N83535-2012-11-13) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Aeronca 7AC (registry code 2110102, https://openairdocs.org/model/aeronca-7ac) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental A&C75 series (registry code 17005, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-a-c75-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BLANCA 7AC
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 400 total, 42 in this make and model, 1 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC77FA054](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC77FA054) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770706030679A

## Narrative

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

BLOOD ALCOHOL LEVEL-.176 . SEAT BELT NOT USED.

## 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 ANC77FA054](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC77FA054), Jul 6, 1977: Aeronca 7AC (N83535), Sterling, AK, substantial damage, 1 fatal

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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