# Accident 19790413017649A: Blanca 7FC, Stephenville, TX, April 13, 1979

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 13, 1979, 17:45 local time
- Place: Stephenville, TX
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Unauth Low Level Opns
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.2145° N, 98.2199° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Stephenville, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.2145&lon=-98.2199&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4877E, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4877E-1979-07-19) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Champion AERONCA 7FC (registry code 2110162, https://openairdocs.org/model/champion-aeronca-7fc) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BLANCA 7FC
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 146 total, 117 in this make and model, 12 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790413017649A

## Narrative

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

FLYING LOW NEAR FRIEND'S HOUSE TO ALERT HIM FOR AIRPORT PICK UP. ENGINE QUIT. AIRCRAFT STALLED. FUEL VENT CLOGGED.

## NTSB investigation

None matched to this report by aircraft and date. Search the NTSB's own records: https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-main-public/basic-search

## Other reports on N4877E (1)

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

- [Accident 19751017033879A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19751017033879A), Oct 17, 1975: Blanca 7FC (N4877E), Ft Worth, TX, Substantial damage. Gusting to 29K.

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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