# Accident 19790429017289A: Blanca 7AC, Tucson, AZ, April 29, 1979

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 29, 1979, 10:15 local time
- Place: Tucson, AZ
- Airport: Ryan
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.1422° N, 111.1746° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at RYAN FLD (RYN), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.1422&lon=-111.1746&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1338E, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1338E) (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: 863 total, 620 in this make and model, 30 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX79DUJ67](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX79DUJ67) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790429017289A

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT CRASHED DURING ATTEMPTED EMERGENCY LANDING. CARBURETOR WAS FOUND DEFECTIVE.

## 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 LAX79DUJ67](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX79DUJ67), Apr 29, 1979: Aeronca 7AC (N1338E), Tucson, AZ, 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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