# Accident 19780910031719A: Blanca 11AC, Wray, CO, September 10, 1978

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 10, 1978
- Place: Wray, CO
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Location: 40.0799° N, 102.2286° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Wray, CO, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.0799&lon=-102.2286&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9366E, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9366E-1983-07-22) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Aeronca 11AC (registry code 0191102, https://openairdocs.org/model/aeronca-11ac) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BLANCA 11AC
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 470 total, 145 in this make and model, 7 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN78FA067](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN78FA067) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780910031719A

## Narrative

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

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## 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 DEN78FA067](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN78FA067), Sep 10, 1978: Aeronca 11AC (N9366E), Wray, CO, destroyed, 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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