# Accident 19791115032109A: Blanca 11AC, Cottondale, AL, November 15, 1979

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 15, 1979, 16:45 local time
- Place: Cottondale, AL
- Airport: Rainey
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.1501° N, 87.4417° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at Rainey Field, closed, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.1501&lon=-87.4417&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9180E, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9180E-2013-06-27) (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
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 17 total, 8 in this make and model, 8 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA80DKJ13](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA80DKJ13) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19791115032109A

## Narrative

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

PILOT CUT THE SWITCH WHEN HE SAW HE WAS GOING TO OVERSHOOT. COULD NOT GO AROUND.

## 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 MIA80DKJ13](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA80DKJ13), Nov 15, 1979: Aeronca 11AC (N9180E), Cottondale, AL, 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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