# Accident 19790520016329A: Blanca 7BCM, Juneau, AK, May 20, 1979

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 20, 1979
- Place: Juneau, AK
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 58.3019° N, 134.4197° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Juneau, AK, within about 29 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=58.3019&lon=-134.4197&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6434C, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6434C) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Aeronca 7BCM (registry code 2110106, https://openairdocs.org/model/aeronca-7bcm) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental C85 series (registry code 17008, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-c85-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BLANCA 7BCM
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 500 total, 45 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC79FA050](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC79FA050) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790520016329A

## Narrative

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

ACFT IMPACTED IN NEAR VERTICAL NOSEDOWN ATTITUDE NEAR TAKEOFF AREA. PILOT HAD ALTERED PORTION OF WING LEADING EDGE

## 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 ANC79FA050](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC79FA050), May 20, 1979: Aeronca 7BCM (N6434C), Juneau, AK, substantial damage, 1 fatal

## Other reports on N6434C (1)

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

- [Accident 19940224000869A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940224000869A), Feb 24, 1994: Bbavia 7BCM (N6434C), Santa Paula, CA, Substantial damage. Engine quit on lift off. Tried to land on end runway. Ground looped to dissipate energy and struck 2 vehicles.

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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