# Accident 19731025035109A: Blanca 7DC, Homestead, FL, October 25, 1973

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 25, 1973
- Place: Homestead, FL
- Airport: Homestead Genl Av
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Location: 25.4659° N, 80.4460° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Homestead, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=25.4659&lon=-80.4460&mi=10
- Aircraft: N81741 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: BLANCA 7DC
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 310 total, 143 in this make and model, 16 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA74DKT30](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA74DKT30) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19731025035109A

## Narrative

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

PLT NOTED OIL PRES FLUCTUATING,IMMEDIATE LDG ON GRAVEL RD,LOST CTL SLID INTO CANAL.LOOSE FITTING.

## 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 MIA74DKT30](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA74DKT30), Oct 25, 1973: Aeronca 7DC (N81741), Homestead, FL, 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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