# Accident 19790905037359A: Blanca 11AC, Lake Park, MN, September 5, 1979

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 5, 1979, 18:49 local time
- Place: Lake Park, MN
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 46.8838° N, 96.0980° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Lake Park, MN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=46.8838&lon=-96.0980&mi=10
- Aircraft: N85964, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N85964-2012-11-14) (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
- Reported engine: CONT A658
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 409 total, 5 in this make and model, 159 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MKC79FER71](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC79FER71) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790905037359A

## Narrative

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

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

## 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 MKC79FER71](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC79FER71), Sep 5, 1979: Aeronca 11AC (N85964), Lake Park, MN, 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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