# Accident 19740407008119A: Blanca 7AC, Ft Pierce, FL, April 7, 1974

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 7, 1974
- Place: Ft Pierce, FL
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Location: 27.4256° N, 80.3404° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Fort Pierce, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=27.4256&lon=-80.3404&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1724E, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1724E) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Aeronca 7AC (registry code 2110102, https://openairdocs.org/model/aeronca-7ac) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental A&C65 series (registry code 17003, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-a-c65-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BLANCA 7AC
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 56 total, 27 in this make and model, 9 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA74DLD80](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA74DLD80) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740407008119A

## Narrative

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

APRX 2 TABLESPOONS OF MATTER WHICH APPEARED TO BE SOFT GREY COLORED CLAY & WATER FND IN CARB BOWL.

## 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 MIA74DLD80](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA74DLD80), Apr 7, 1974: Aeronca 7AC (N1724E), Ft Pierce, FL, substantial damage

## Other reports on N1724E (1)

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

- [Accident 19820707030299A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820707030299A), Jul 7, 1982: Bbavia 7AC (N1724E), St Petersburg, FL, Substantial damage. Stalled on final approach while trying to correct for drift. Impact on runway collapsed main gear.

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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