# Accident 19790323005079A: Blanca 11AC, Newburgh, NY, March 23, 1979

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 23, 1979, 12:30 local time
- Place: Newburgh, NY
- Airport: Stewart
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Starting Engines
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.5032° N, 74.0196° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Newburgh, NY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.5032&lon=-74.0196&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9512E, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9512E-2009-09-17) (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: 800 total, 252 in this make and model, 9 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC79FHM14](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC79FHM14) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790323005079A

## Narrative

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

PILOT ATTEMPTED TO HANDSTART THE AIRPLANE WITH NO ONE AT THE CONTROLS. ENGINE STARTED, HIT 3 PARKED AIRCRAFT.

## 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 NYC79FHM14](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC79FHM14), Mar 23, 1979: Aeronca 11AC (N9512E), Newburgh, 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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