# Accident 19740414008869A: Blanca 11AC, Benton, AR, April 14, 1974

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 14, 1974
- Place: Benton, AR
- Airport: Saline County
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Location: 34.5904° N, 92.4794° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at SALINE COUNTY RGNL (SUZ), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.5904&lon=-92.4794&mi=10
- Aircraft: N85873, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N85873-2013-08-15) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Aeronca 11AC (registry code 0191102, https://openairdocs.org/model/aeronca-11ac) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental A&C65 series (registry code 17003, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-a-c65-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BLANCA 11AC
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 915 total, 500 in this make and model, 5 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW74FPG56](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW74FPG56) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740414008869A

## Narrative

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

HIT BOUNDARY FENCE.

## 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 FTW74FPG56](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW74FPG56), Apr 14, 1974: Aeronca 11AC (N85873), Benton, AR, 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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