# Accident 19740617016819A: Blanca 7AC, Elko, NV, June 17, 1974

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 17, 1974
- Place: Elko, NV
- Airport: Elko Municipal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Location: 40.8250° N, 115.7913° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at ELKO RGNL (EKO), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.8250&lon=-115.7913&mi=10
- Aircraft: N82269, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N82269) (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
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 374 total, 271 in this make and model, 48 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB OAK74DXQ44](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK74DXQ44) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740617016819A

## Narrative

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

LNDD IN SAGE BRUSH.LOW COMP 3 CYL,NO COMP 1 CYL.DENSITY ALT ABT 6000FT.

## 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 OAK74DXQ44](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK74DXQ44), Jun 17, 1974: Aeronca 7AC (N82269), Elko, NV, 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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