# Accident 19790306004169A: Blanca 7AC, Blakely, GA, March 6, 1979

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 6, 1979, 18:30 local time
- Place: Blakely, GA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 31.3809° N, 84.9270° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Blakely, GA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=31.3809&lon=-84.9270&mi=10
- Aircraft: N83796, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N83796-2013-04-10) (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 7AC
- Reported engine: CONT A658
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 336 total, 280 in this make and model, 99 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA79FLA16](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA79FLA16) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790306004169A

## Narrative

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

FORCED LANDING DUE TO ENGINE FAILURE.FOUND BROKEN VAVLES AND PISTON IN #3 CYLINDER. AIRCRAFT FLIPPED IN SOFT MUD.

## 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 MIA79FLA16](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA79FLA16), Mar 6, 1979: Aeronca 7AC (N83796), Blakely, GA, substantial damage

## Other reports on N83796 (1)

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

- [Accident 19950324005369A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950324005369A), Mar 24, 1995: Bbavia 7AC (N83796), Dauphin Island, AL, Substantial damage. Ten feet off water pulled up steeply stalled and dived into water. Right aileron push pull rod separated by stress.

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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