# Incident 19790624016289I: Blanca 11AC, Independence, IA, June 24, 1979

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 24, 1979, 14:30 local time
- Place: Independence, IA
- Airport: Municipal
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.4622° N, 91.9032° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Independence, IA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.4622&lon=-91.9032&mi=10
- Aircraft: N85893, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N85893-2017-01-31) (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
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 171 total, 135 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790624016289I

## Narrative

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

PILOT BALLOONED, LANDED HARD, BENT THE GEAR.

## Other reports on N85893 (1)

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

- [Accident 20160718009089A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20160718009089A), Jul 18, 2016: Aeronca 11AC (N85893), Ishpeming, MI, Destroyed, 2 fatal. On July 18, 2016 at 2008 eastern daylight time, an Aeronca 11AC aircraft, N85893, registered to a student pilot and operated by a certificated flight…

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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