# Accident 19740426010529A: Blanca 7FC, Lansing, MI, April 26, 1974

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 26, 1974
- Place: Lansing, MI
- Airport: Capitol City
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Location: 42.7325° N, 84.5555° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Lansing, MI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.7325&lon=-84.5555&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7539E, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7539E) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Champion 7FC (registry code 21101NX, https://openairdocs.org/model/champion-7fc) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental C90 series (registry code 17009, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-c90-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BLANCA 7FC
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 42 total, 2 in this make and model, 2 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI74DEM58](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI74DEM58) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740426010529A

## Narrative

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

T/D SHORT OF RWY,LATE FLARE,GR COLLAPSED.

## 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 CHI74DEM58](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI74DEM58), Apr 26, 1974: Champion 7FC (N7539E), Lansing, MI, 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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