# Accident 19740516018469A: Blanca 7GCBC, Barrow, AK, May 16, 1974

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 16, 1974
- Place: Barrow, AK
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Location: 71.2644° N, 156.7537° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Utqiaġvik, AK, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=71.2644&lon=-156.7537&mi=10
- Aircraft: N68536, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N68536) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bellanca 7GCBC (registry code 1220601, https://openairdocs.org/model/bellanca-7gcbc) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BLANCA 7GCBC
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 159 total, 137 in this make and model, 10 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC74DAA36](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC74DAA36) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740516018469A

## Narrative

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

PITOT SYS ICED UP.FLEW INTO GRND DRG TURN ARND.

## 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 ANC74DAA36](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC74DAA36), May 16, 1974: Bellanca 7GCBC (N68536), Barrow, AK, 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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