# Accident 19740717022819A: Blanca 7ECA, Marthas Vnyd, ME, July 17, 1974

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 17, 1974
- Place: Marthas Vnyd, ME
- Damage: Damage unknown
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Aircraft: N9096L, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9096L-1975-05-27) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Champion 7ECA (registry code 21101NN, https://openairdocs.org/model/champion-7eca) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BLANCA 7ECA
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,965 total, 125 in this make and model, 55 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC75DNA06](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC75DNA06) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740717022819A

## Narrative

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

DITCHED IN OCEAN.CREW WORE LIFE VESTS.RESCUED BY USCG HELICOPTER.ACFT SANK IN DEEP WATER.

## 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 NYC75DNA06](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC75DNA06), Jul 17, 1974: Bellanca 7ECA (N9096L), Marthas Vnyd, MA, destroyed

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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