# Accident 19740213002999A: Blanca 7ECA, Plantersville, SC, February 13, 1974

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 13, 1974
- Place: Plantersville, SC
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Sfl Cruise
- Location: 33.5554° N, 79.2153° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Plantersville, SC, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.5554&lon=-79.2153&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2986G, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2986G-2013-08-08) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Champion 7ECA (registry code 21101NN, https://openairdocs.org/model/champion-7eca) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-235 series (registry code 41505, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-235-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BLANCA 7ECA
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 365 total, 4 in this make and model, 3 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA74DLG23](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA74DLG23) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740213002999A

## Narrative

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

SIM ENG FAIL.STEEP TURN WHILE LOW & SLOW.

## 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 MIA74DLG23](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA74DLG23), Feb 13, 1974: Champion 7ECA (N2986G), Plantersville, SC, substantial damage

## Other reports on N2986G (2)

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

- [Incident 20000930030159I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000930030159I), Sep 30, 2000: Bbavia 7ECA (N2986G), Lordsburg, NM, Minor damage. (-23)On 9/30/00, at appx 1303 MDT, a citabria, N2986G, on takeoff on rwy 12 at lordsberg, NM. Lost directional control and exited the runway. The aircraft…
- [Incident 19970531020709I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970531020709I), May 31, 1997: Bbavia 7ECA (N2986G), Houston, TX, Minor damage. Advised hold short last minute near runway about to cross. Hit brakes. Stopped, prop hit taxiway.

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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