# Accident 19740427010139A: Blanca 7AC, Erwin, NC, April 27, 1974

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 27, 1974
- Place: Erwin, NC
- Airport: Erwin
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Location: 35.3234° N, 78.6735° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Erwin, NC, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.3234&lon=-78.6735&mi=10
- Aircraft: N84538, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N84538) (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
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 125 total, 12 in this make and model, 7 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB IAD74FLJ39](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD74FLJ39) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740427010139A

## Narrative

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

COLLIDED WITH HANGAR.

## 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 IAD74FLJ39](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD74FLJ39), Apr 27, 1974: Aeronca 7AC (N84538), Erwin, NC, substantial damage

## Other reports on N84538 (1)

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

- [Accident 19960625015119A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960625015119A), Jun 25, 1996: Bbavia 7AC (N84538), Callahan, FL, Substantial damage. Right main gear collapsed on forced landing. Rough engine problem. No engine defects. Carb icing prevalent.

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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