# Accident 19781116039809A: Blanca 7KCA/, Opp, AL, November 16, 1978

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 16, 1978
- Place: Opp, AL
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Location: 31.2844° N, 86.2574° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Opp, AL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=31.2844&lon=-86.2574&mi=10
- Aircraft: N83644, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N83644) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Aeronca 7AC (registry code 2110102, https://openairdocs.org/model/aeronca-7ac) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental A&C65 series (registry code 17003, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-a-c65-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BLANCA 7KCA/
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA79DKJ12](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA79DKJ12) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19781116039809A

## 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 MIA79DKJ12](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA79DKJ12), Nov 16, 1978: Aeronca 7AC (N83644), Opp, AL, substantial damage

## Other reports on N83644 (1)

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

- [Accident 19741013033849A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19741013033849A), Oct 13, 1974: Blanca 7AC (N83644), Jonesboro, GA, 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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