19740429014339A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Blanca 7ECA · Gloucester, VA · April 29, 1974

Date
April 29, 1974
Place
Gloucester, VA
Airport
Gloucester
Phase of flight
Forced Landing
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N86626
NTSB investigation
NTSBIAD74FID34
Reported as
Blanca 7ECA
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
1,272 total54 in this make and model103 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Radio mic holder located in area of mag switches. Plt turned mag switches off with arm.

As the FAA filed it

RADIO MIC HOLDER LOCATED IN AREA OF MAG SWITCHES.PLT TURNED MAG SWITCHES OFF WITH ARM.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.