# Accident 19781008032239A: Blanca 11AC, Collins, NY, October 8, 1978

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 8, 1978
- Place: Collins, NY
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Go Round (Aborted VFR)
- Location: 42.4965° N, 78.9206° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Collins, NY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.4965&lon=-78.9206&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3635E, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3635E) (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: 135 total, 92 in this make and model, 45 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC79FFJ03](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC79FFJ03-202547) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19781008032239A

## Narrative

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

No narrative was filed.

## 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 NYC79FFJ03](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC79FFJ03-202547), Oct 8, 1978: Aeronca 11AC (N3635E), Collins, 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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