# Accident 19740118000109A: Blanca 7AC, Charlotte, NC, January 18, 1974

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 18, 1974
- Place: Charlotte, NC
- Airport: Willgrove
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Location: 35.2271° N, 80.8431° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Charlotte, NC, within about 10 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.2271&lon=-80.8431&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1946E, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1946E) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Aeronca 7AC (registry code 2110102, https://openairdocs.org/model/aeronca-7ac) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental A&C65 series (registry code 17003, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-a-c65-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BLANCA 7AC
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 630 total, 19 in this make and model, 20 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB IAD74DKM35](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD74DKM35) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740118000109A

## Narrative

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

No narrative was filed.

## 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 IAD74DKM35](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD74DKM35), Jan 18, 1974: Aeronca 7AC (N1946E), Charlotte, NC, substantial damage

## Other reports on N1946E (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 20190514004619I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20190514004619I), May 14, 2019: Aeronca 7AC (N1946E), Monroe, NC, Minor damage. This incident occurred at eqy, Charlotte -Monroe Executive Airport not clt as reported [privacy data omitted] Reported he was practicing wheel landings . The…

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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