# Accident 19790930030649A: Blanca 7KCAB, Athol, ID, September 30, 1979

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 30, 1979, 15:14 local time
- Place: Athol, ID
- Airport: Henley
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 47.9471° N, 116.7076° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Athol, ID, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.9471&lon=-116.7076&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8884 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: BLANCA 7KCAB
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 1,800 total, 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA79FA061](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA79FA061) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790930030649A

## Narrative

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

PILOT BEGAN A BARREL ROLL ABOUT 100 FT AGL. STRUCK GROUND BEFORE COMPLETING ROLL.

## 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 SEA79FA061](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA79FA061), Sep 30, 1979: Bellanca 7KCAB (N8884), Athol, ID, destroyed, 2 fatal

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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