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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Blanca 7AC · Spring Lake, MI · July 8, 1979

Date
July 8, 1979 · 18:57 local
Place
Spring Lake, MI
Phase of flight
Unauth Low Level Opns
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N85092
NTSB investigation
NTSBCHI79FEM27
Reported as
Blanca 7AC
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
160 total95 in this make and model25 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

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

Pilot made low pass over lake near residence. Lost consciousness. Aircraft hit water.

As the FAA filed it

PILOT MADE LOW PASS OVER LAKE NEAR RESIDENCE. LOST CONSCIOUSNESS. AIRCRAFT HIT WATER.

NTSB investigation

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