# Accident 19740607017739A: Blanca 7ACA, Plano, TX, June 7, 1974

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 7, 1974
- Place: Plano, TX
- Airport: Kitty Hawk
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Location: 33.1262° N, 96.6836° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at Kittyhawk Airport, closed, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.1262&lon=-96.6836&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9161L, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9161L) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bellanca 7ACA (registry code 1220438, https://openairdocs.org/model/bellanca-7aca) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Franklin 2A4 series (registry code 27001, https://openairdocs.org/engine/franklin-2a4-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BLANCA 7ACA
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 336 total, 9 in this make and model, 120 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW74FPA27](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW74FPA27) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740607017739A

## Narrative

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

HEAVY RAIN IN AREA.

## 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 FTW74FPA27](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW74FPA27), Jun 7, 1974: Bellanca 7ACA (N9161L), Plano, TX, 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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