# Accident 19740226004129A: Blanca 7ECA, Naperville, IL, February 26, 1974

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 26, 1974
- Place: Naperville, IL
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Location: 41.7859° N, 88.1473° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Naperville, IL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.7859&lon=-88.1473&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8868, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8868) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bellanca 7ECA (registry code 1220460, https://openairdocs.org/model/bellanca-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: 1,674 total, 30 in this make and model, 222 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI74FEE55](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI74FEE55) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740226004129A

## Narrative

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

PLT BELIEVED FUEL SUPPLY ADEQUATE FOR FLT.NO FUEL FOUND IN TANKS.HIT TREES ON BORDER OF PLOWED FLD

## 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 CHI74FEE55](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI74FEE55), Feb 26, 1974: Bellanca 7ECA (N8868), Naperville, IL, 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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