# Accident 19740406007509A: Blanca 7EC, Lone Pine, CA, April 6, 1974

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 6, 1974
- Place: Lone Pine, CA
- Airport: Lower Warm Sprngs
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Go Round (Aborted VFR)
- Location: 36.5744° N, 118.0806° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Lone Pine, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.5744&lon=-118.0806&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4341C, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4341C) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Champion AERONCA 7EC (registry code 2110158, https://openairdocs.org/model/champion-aeronca-7ec) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental C90 series (registry code 17009, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-c90-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BLANCA 7EC
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 449 total, 98 in this make and model, 49 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB OAK74FVW16](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK74FVW16) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740406007509A

## Narrative

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

RUTS AND BUMPS IN SHORT RWY.ACFT HIT BUMP & BOUNCED IN AIR.PLT TRIED GO ARND INTO RISING TERRAIN.

## 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 OAK74FVW16](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK74FVW16), Apr 6, 1974: Champion 7EC (N4341C), Lone Pine, CA, substantial damage

## Other reports on N4341C (1)

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

- [Accident 19770405007819A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770405007819A), Apr 5, 1977: Blanca 7EC (N4341C), El Centro, CA, Substantial damage. Fuel sel handle repositioned. Pilots knee could inadvertently turn sel to off position.

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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