# Accident 19790902025709A: Blanca 7AC, North Richland, TX, September 2, 1979

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 2, 1979, 18:50 local time
- Place: North Richland, TX
- Airport: Mangham
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 31.6451° N, 98.6446° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at MANGHAM (TT57), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=31.6451&lon=-98.6446&mi=10
- Aircraft: N84296, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N84296) (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
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 966 total, 7 in this make and model, 1 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW79FPD41](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW79FPD41) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790902025709A

## Narrative

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

PILOT LOST CONTROL DURING TAKEOFF AND CRASHED OFF SIDE OF RUNWAY.

## 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 FTW79FPD41](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW79FPD41), Sep 2, 1979: Aeronca 7AC (N84296), N Richland Hls, TX, 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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