# Accident 19740130002589A: Blanca 7AC, Dayton, TN, January 30, 1974

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 30, 1974
- Place: Dayton, TN
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Location: 35.4950° N, 85.0086° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Dayton, TN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.4950&lon=-85.0086&mi=10
- Aircraft: N83053, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N83053-2012-11-13) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Champion 7AC (registry code 21101MA, https://openairdocs.org/model/champion-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
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,200 total, 100 in this make and model, 10 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB IAD74DKW25](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD74DKW25) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740130002589A

## Narrative

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

STRUCK POWER LINES WHILE ATTEMPTING FORCED LANDING ON HIGHWAY.

## 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 IAD74DKW25](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD74DKW25), Jan 30, 1974: Aeronca 7AC (N83053), Dayton, TN, substantial damage

## Other reports on N83053 (1)

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

- [Accident 19850906043699A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850906043699A), Sep 6, 1985: Bbavia 7AC (N83053), Mcewen, TN, Destroyed. Stalled aircraft while turning at low altitude. Impacted downsloping ground and burned. Aircraft out of annual.

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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