# Incident 19790220007219I: Blanca 11AC, Etna, NH, February 20, 1979

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 20, 1979, 15:00 local time
- Place: Etna, NH
- Airport: Private
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 43.6928° N, 72.2218° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Etna, NH, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.6928&lon=-72.2218&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3167E, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3167E-2014-09-29) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Aeronca 11AC (registry code 0191102, https://openairdocs.org/model/aeronca-11ac) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental C85 series (registry code 17008, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-c85-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BLANCA 11AC
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 250 total, 125 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790220007219I

## Narrative

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

FAILED TO GAIN AIRSPEED AFTER LIFTOFF FROM SNOW COVERED STRIP. TAIL SKID CAUGHT FENCE.

## Other reports on N3167E (2)

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

- [Accident 19940521011909A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940521011909A), May 21, 1994: Bbavia 11AC (N3167E), Berwick, ME, Destroyed, 1 fatal. Nose dived onto runway on climbout. Elevator cables installed backwards by pilot. Other non approved installations.
- [Accident 19870428011719A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870428011719A), Apr 28, 1987: Bbavia STC11 (N3167E), Daytona Beach, FL, Substantial damage. The left main gear collapsed during a hard landing. Inspection showed rear brace tube had rusted through.

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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