# Accident 19740505022439A: Blanca 7AC, Northfield, OH, May 5, 1974

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 5, 1974
- Place: Northfield, OH
- Airport: Welcome
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Location: 41.3389° N, 81.5268° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Northfield, OH, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.3389&lon=-81.5268&mi=10
- Aircraft: N81614, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N81614-2013-02-27) (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: 1,427 total, 28 in this make and model, 36 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI74DEI38](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI74DEI38) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740505022439A

## Narrative

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

No narrative was filed.

## 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 CHI74DEI38](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI74DEI38), May 5, 1974: Aeronca 7AC (N81614), Northfield, OH, 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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