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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Blanca 11AC · Lake Park, MN · September 5, 1979

Date
September 5, 1979 · 18:49 local
Place
Lake Park, MN
Phase of flight
Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N85964
NTSB investigation
NTSBMKC79FER71
Reported as
Blanca 11AC
Reported engine
Continental A658
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
409 total5 in this make and model159 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.

Engine quit while checking crops at 200 ft. aircraft stalled. Nose dived to ground. Found leaves in fuel tank.

As the FAA filed it

ENGINE QUIT WHILE CHECKING CROPS AT 200 FT. AIRCRAFT STALLED. NOSE DIVED TO GROUND. FOUND LEAVES IN FUEL TANK.

NTSB investigation

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