# Accident 19740115002569A: Blanca 7GCAA, Andover, IA, January 15, 1974

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 15, 1974
- Place: Andover, IA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Location: 41.9801° N, 90.2528° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Andover, IA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.9801&lon=-90.2528&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9609S, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9609S-2013-08-05) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Champion 7GCAA (registry code 21101N8, https://openairdocs.org/model/champion-7gcaa) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BLANCA 7GCAA
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 262 total, 92 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MKC74AK037](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC74AK037) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740115002569A

## Narrative

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

ACFT AT LOW ALT OBSVD BY FOX HUNTERS TURN L NOSE DROPPED SHARPLY HIT GND NOSE LO STEEP L BANK.

## 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 MKC74AK037](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC74AK037), Jan 15, 1974: Champion 7GCAA (N9609S), Andover, IA, destroyed, 1 fatal

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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