# Accident 19791020029699A: Blanca 7AC, Kilgore, TX, October 20, 1979

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 20, 1979, 11:10 local time
- Place: Kilgore, TX
- Airport: Community
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.3967° N, 94.8600° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Kilgore, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.3967&lon=-94.8600&mi=10
- Aircraft: N85703, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N85703) (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: 755 total, 214 in this make and model, 70 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW80DRJ04](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW80DRJ04) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19791020029699A

## Narrative

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

PILOT LOST DIRECTIONAL CONTROL DURING A CROSSWIND LANDING WITH GUSTY WIND.

## 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 FTW80DRJ04](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW80DRJ04), Oct 20, 1979: Aeronca 7AC (N85703), Kilgore, 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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