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Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Blanca 7AC · Stormville, NY · June 7, 1979

Date
June 7, 1979 · 15:30 local
Place
Stormville, NY
Airport
Stormville
Phase of flight
Forced/Precautionary Landing
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N3281E
NTSB investigation
NTSBNYC79FHM20
Reported as
Blanca 7AC
Reported engine
Continental A65*
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
294 total5 in this make and model83 in the last 90 days

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Acft hit trees after takeoff. Witness heard rough eng. Acft stalled in trees. Burned. Possible water in fuel.

As the FAA filed it

ACFT HIT TREES AFTER TAKEOFF. WITNESS HEARD ROUGH ENG. ACFT STALLED IN TREES. BURNED. POSSIBLE WATER IN FUEL.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.