# Accident 19740316005959A: Blanca 7ECA, Midland, NC, March 16, 1974

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 16, 1974
- Place: Midland, NC
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Location: 35.2492° N, 80.5301° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Midland, NC, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.2492&lon=-80.5301&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9103L, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9103L-1978-02-09) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Champion 7ECA (registry code 21101NN, https://openairdocs.org/model/champion-7eca) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BLANCA 7ECA
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 120 total, 45 in this make and model, 10 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB IAD74DKM47](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD74DKM47) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740316005959A

## Narrative

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

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## 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 IAD74DKM47](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD74DKM47), Mar 16, 1974: Champion 7ECA (N9103L), Midland, NC, substantial damage

## Other reports on N9103L (1)

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

- [Accident 19770807039299A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770807039299A), Aug 7, 1977: Blanca 7ECA (N9103L), Greenville, SC, Destroyed, 1 fatal. High tension wires located 1/4 mile off departure end rwy.

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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