# Accident 19740509012129A: Blanca 7KCAB, Sunflower, MS, May 9, 1974

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 9, 1974
- Place: Sunflower, MS
- Airport: Topanga Farms
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Location: 33.5443° N, 90.5373° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Sunflower, MS, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.5443&lon=-90.5373&mi=10
- Aircraft: N57654, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N57654) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bellanca 7KCAB (registry code 1220701, https://openairdocs.org/model/bellanca-7kcab) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming IO-320 series (registry code 41509, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-io-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BLANCA 7KCAB
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 19 total, 5 in this make and model, 2 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA74DKQ20](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA74DKQ20) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740509012129A

## Narrative

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

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## 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 MIA74DKQ20](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA74DKQ20), May 9, 1974: Bellanca 7KCAB (N57654), Sunflower, MS, 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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