# Accident 19790904026039A: Blanca 7AC, Deford, MI, September 4, 1979

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 4, 1979, 19:30 local time
- Place: Deford, MI
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 43.5134° N, 83.1924° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Deford, MI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.5134&lon=-83.1924&mi=10
- Aircraft: N85188, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N85188) (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: 219 total, 38 in this make and model, 38 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI79FEC49](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI79FEC49) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790904026039A

## Narrative

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

PILOT SAID HE THINKS HE MAY HAVE HAD CARBURETOR ICE.

## 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 CHI79FEC49](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI79FEC49), Sep 4, 1979: Aeronca 7AC (N85188), Deford, MI, substantial damage

## Other reports on N85188 (1)

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

- [Incident 19970716045379I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970716045379I), Jul 16, 1997: Bbavia 7AC (N85188), Grayslake, IL, Minor damage. (-5)Pilot elected to perform a hand start (prop) without properly securing the aircraft.

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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