# Accident 19740112000439A: Blanca 7BCM, Tullahoma, TN, January 12, 1974

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 12, 1974
- Place: Tullahoma, TN
- Airport: Rutledge
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Location: 35.3719° N, 86.2669° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at Rutledge Field, closed, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.3719&lon=-86.2669&mi=10
- Aircraft: N66329, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N66329) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Aeronca 7BCM (registry code 2110106, https://openairdocs.org/model/aeronca-7bcm) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental C85 series (registry code 17008, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-c85-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BLANCA 7BCM
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 306 total, 3 in this make and model, 41 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB IAD74FKW22](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD74FKW22) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740112000439A

## Narrative

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

ALL SPARK PLUG FOUND BAD.ENGINE LOST POWER ON TAKEOFF.PLT TURNED BACK TO ARPT OPEN FLD AHEAD.

## 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 IAD74FKW22](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD74FKW22), Jan 12, 1974: Aeronca L-16 (N66329), Tullahoma, TN, 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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