# Accident 19740318005989A: Blanca 7GCAA, Philipsburg, MT, March 18, 1974

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 18, 1974
- Place: Philipsburg, MT
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Location: 46.3324° N, 113.2960° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Philipsburg, MT, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=46.3324&lon=-113.2960&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5134X (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: BLANCA 7GCAA
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 175 total, 88 in this make and model, 8 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA74FTI19](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA74FTI19) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740318005989A

## Narrative

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

ATTEMPTED TO CLIMB OVER WX.LOST CONTROL AT 14000 FT- ENTERED SPIRAL,RECOVERED.LND ON FROZEN LAKE.

## 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 SEA74FTI19](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA74FTI19), Mar 18, 1974: Champion 7GCAA (N5134X), Philipsburg, MT, 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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