# Accident 19781016032169A: Blanca 7ACA, Tupper Lake, NY, October 16, 1978

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 16, 1978
- Place: Tupper Lake, NY
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Location: 44.2298° N, 74.4619° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Tupper Lake, NY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.2298&lon=-74.4619&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9176L, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9176L) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bellanca 7ACA (registry code 1220438, https://openairdocs.org/model/bellanca-7aca) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Franklin 2A4 series (registry code 27001, https://openairdocs.org/engine/franklin-2a4-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BLANCA 7ACA
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 400 total, 75 in this make and model, 25 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC79DFA01](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC79DFA01) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19781016032169A

## Narrative

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

PLT EXPERIENCED CARB ICING 15 MIN BFR ACDT.

## 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 NYC79DFA01](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC79DFA01), Oct 16, 1978: Bellanca 7ACA (N9176L), Tupper Lake, NY, substantial damage

## Other reports on N9176L (1)

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

- [Accident 20170818010579A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20170818010579A), Aug 18, 2017: Bellanca 7ACA (N9176L), Fairhope, AL, Substantial damage. Front seat pilot was practicing touch and go landings on runway 19. During climbout after 6th landing and at approximately 500 feet AGL, pilot reports engine…

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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