# Accident 19771021032139A: Blanca 7KCA/, Mayville, NY, October 21, 1977

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 21, 1977
- Place: Mayville, NY
- Airport: Dart Field
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Location: 42.2681° N, 79.4817° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at DART (D79), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.2681&lon=-79.4817&mi=10
- Aircraft: N81857 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: BLANCA 7KCA/
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 238 total, 55 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC78DFJ01](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC78DFJ01) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19771021032139A

## Narrative

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

PLT RPTD XWIND GUSTS TO 20KNOTS.

## 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 NYC78DFJ01](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC78DFJ01), Oct 21, 1977: Aeronca 7AC (N81857), Mayville, NY, 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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