# Accident 19740629020879A: Blanca 7AC, Silver Bay, MN, June 29, 1974

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 29, 1974
- Place: Silver Bay, MN
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Location: 47.2933° N, 91.2768° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Silver Bay, MN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.2933&lon=-91.2768&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2139E, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2139E-2011-07-12) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Aeronca 7AC (registry code 2110102, https://openairdocs.org/model/aeronca-7ac) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental C90 series (registry code 17009, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-c90-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BLANCA 7AC
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 710 total, 16 in this make and model, 6 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MKC74FER65](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC74FER65) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740629020879A

## Narrative

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

ACFT FLOAT EQPD.APRX 1MI S OF LAKE WHEN ENG QUIT

## 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 MKC74FER65](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC74FER65), Jun 29, 1974: Aeronca 7EC (N2139E), Silver Bay, MN, 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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