# Accident 19780520010519A: Blanca 11AC, Shafter, CA, May 20, 1978

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 20, 1978
- Place: Shafter, CA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Location: 35.5005° N, 119.2718° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Shafter, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.5005&lon=-119.2718&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9716E, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9716E) (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: 1,030 total, 120 in this make and model, 12 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX78DVA44](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX78DVA44) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780520010519A

## Narrative

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

PLT STATED HE ADVANCED THROTTLE TOO QUICKLY.

## 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 LAX78DVA44](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX78DVA44), May 20, 1978: Aeronca 11AC (N9716E), Shafter, CA, substantial damage

## Other reports on N9716E (2)

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

- [Incident 19940525027709I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940525027709I), May 25, 1994: Bbavia 11AC (N9716E), Buhl, ID, Minor damage. Veered off runway on landing. No mechanical problems.
- [Accident 19740203002059A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740203002059A), Feb 3, 1974: Blanca 11AC (N9716E), Taft, CA, Substantial damage. Had to avoid 50 ft wires on go arnd.

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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