# Accident 19740502010039A: Blanca 7ECA, Gloucester, VA, May 2, 1974

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 2, 1974
- Place: Gloucester, VA
- Airport: Gloucester
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Location: 37.4138° N, 76.5255° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Gloucester, VA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.4138&lon=-76.5255&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8644, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8644) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bellanca 7ECA (registry code 1220460, https://openairdocs.org/model/bellanca-7eca) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-235 series (registry code 41505, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-235-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BLANCA 7ECA
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 13 total, 11 in this make and model, 1 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB IAD74FID37](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD74FID37) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740502010039A

## Narrative

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

2ND SOLO FLT.ACFT STRUCK GND HARD ON L MAIN GR.

## 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 IAD74FID37](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD74FID37), May 2, 1974: Bellanca 7ECA (N8644), Gloucester, VA, 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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