# Accident 19740407008329A: Blanca 7AC, Fluvanna, TX, April 7, 1974

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 7, 1974
- Place: Fluvanna, TX
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Location: 32.8832° N, 101.1415° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Fluvanna, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.8832&lon=-101.1415&mi=10
- Aircraft: N83297 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: BLANCA 7AC
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,510 total, 163 in this make and model, 78 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW74DQG48](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW74DQG48) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740407008329A

## Narrative

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

PLT FLYNG LO ALONG RIM OF CAP ROCK. LOST CTL,UN RECOVER BFOR STRIKING TREES.

## 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 FTW74DQG48](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW74DQG48), Apr 7, 1974: Aeronca 7AC (N83297), Fluvanna, TX, 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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