# Accident 19740630024219A: Blanca 7GCAA, Frankfort, MI, June 30, 1974

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 30, 1974
- Place: Frankfort, MI
- Airport: Frankfort Municipal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Location: 44.6368° N, 86.2320° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Frankfort, MI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.6368&lon=-86.2320&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8371V, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8371V) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Champion 7GCAA (registry code 21101N8, https://openairdocs.org/model/champion-7gcaa) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BLANCA 7GCAA
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 290 total, 33 in this make and model, 38 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI74DEM69](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI74DEM69) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740630024219A

## Narrative

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

HIT A CESSNA 182 MINOR DMG AND A PIPER AZTEC SUBSTANTIAL DMG.LOOSE CENTERING MECHANISM.

## 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 CHI74DEM69](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI74DEM69), Jun 30, 1974: Champion 7GCAA (N8371V), Frankfort, MI, substantial damage

## Other reports on N8371V (2)

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

- [Accident 20000330043169A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000330043169A), Mar 30, 2000: Bbavia 7GCAA (N8371V), Arlington, SD, Substantial damage. (-23) Instructor and private pilot student were doing touch and go's at Arlington, SD. On the return flight to brookings at 1000 feet level, they simualted an…
- [Incident 19890704036889I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890704036889I), Jul 4, 1989: Bbavia 7GCAA (N8371V), Frankfort, MI, Minor damage. Right landing gear failed on takeoff during glider tow. Bolt holding oleo strut in place failed.

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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