# Accident 19740628017939A: Blanca 7GCBC, Lingle, WY, June 28, 1974

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 28, 1974
- Place: Lingle, WY
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Location: 42.1387° N, 104.3460° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Lingle, WY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.1387&lon=-104.3460&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5138X, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5138X) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Champion 7GCBC (registry code 21101PK, https://openairdocs.org/model/champion-7gcbc) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG (registry code 99999, https://openairdocs.org/engine/amateur-built-unknown-eng) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BLANCA 7GCBC
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 475 total, 175 in this make and model, 14 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN74DTC40](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN74DTC40) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740628017939A

## Narrative

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

TAKEOFF FROM MOWED ALFALFA FIELD.DENSITY ALT 8000 FT.

## 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 DEN74DTC40](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN74DTC40), Jun 28, 1974: Champion 7GCBC (N5138X), Lingle, WY, substantial damage

## Other reports on N5138X (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 19820816038439A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820816038439A), Aug 16, 1982: Bbavia 7GCBC (N5138X), Yuma, CO, Substantial damage. Aircraft went off side of runway into soft dirt and flipped inverted.

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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