# Accident 19780626017139A: Blanca 7GCBC, Fairfield, CT, June 26, 1978

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 26, 1978
- Place: Fairfield, CT
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Location: 41.1412° N, 73.2637° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Fairfield, CT, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.1412&lon=-73.2637&mi=10
- Aircraft: N86013, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N86013) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Aeronca 11AC (registry code 0191102, https://openairdocs.org/model/aeronca-11ac) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental A-65-8 (registry code 17329, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-a-65-8) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BLANCA 7GCBC
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,000 total, 40 in this make and model, 6 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC78FNE23](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC78FNE23) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780626017139A

## Narrative

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

ENCTRD DETEORIATING WX,CLIMBED ABOVE THE CLDS.MISTOOK LI SOUND FODSON RVR.LNDD ON PKWY.

## 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 NYC78FNE23](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC78FNE23), Jun 26, 1978: Aeronca 11AC (N86013), Fairfield, CT, 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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