# Accident 19740427010109A: Blanca 11AC, Grand Rapids, MI, April 27, 1974

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 27, 1974
- Place: Grand Rapids, MI
- Airport: South Kent
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Location: 42.9634° N, 85.6681° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Grand Rapids, MI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.9634&lon=-85.6681&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9572E, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9572E) (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
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 137 total, 32 in this make and model, 7 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI74FEM55](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI74FEM55) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740427010109A

## Narrative

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

ACFT T/D IN 3 POINT ATTITUDE IN PLOWED FLD.

## 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 CHI74FEM55](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI74FEM55), Apr 27, 1974: Aeronca 11AC (N9572E), Grand Rapids, 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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