# Accident 19780506011809A: Blanca 7AC, Estacada, OR, May 6, 1978

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 6, 1978
- Place: Estacada, OR
- Airport: Estacada
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Location: 45.2982° N, 122.3324° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Estacada, OR, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.2982&lon=-122.3324&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3479E, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3479E) (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
- Reported engine: CONT
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,000 total, 400 in this make and model, 15 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA78FYM31](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA78FYM31) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780506011809A

## Narrative

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

TOP OVHL 1HR PRIOR. OWNER DIDNT WANT REBUILD. HEAVY CARBON DEPOSIN ENG. PLT HAD TO AVOID FENCE

## 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 SEA78FYM31](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA78FYM31), May 6, 1978: Aeronca 7AC (N3479E), Estacada, OR, 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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