# Accident 19730617021969A: Blanca 7AC, Streator, IL, June 17, 1973

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 17, 1973
- Place: Streator, IL
- Airport: Streator
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Location: 41.1250° N, 88.8296° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Streator, IL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.1250&lon=-88.8296&mi=10
- Aircraft: N85569, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N85569-1974-04-24) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Aeronca 7AC (registry code 2110102, https://openairdocs.org/model/aeronca-7ac) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BLANCA 7AC
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 82 total, 26 in this make and model, 11 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI73FEE66](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI73FEE66) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730617021969A

## Narrative

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

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## 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 CHI73FEE66](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI73FEE66), Jun 17, 1973: Aeronca 7AC (N85569), Streator, IL, destroyed

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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