# Accident 19740815026929A: Blanca 7GCAA, Salinas, CA, August 15, 1974

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 15, 1974
- Place: Salinas, CA
- Airport: Salinas
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Go Round (Aborted VFR)
- Location: 36.6624° N, 121.6072° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at SALINAS MUNI (SNS), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.6624&lon=-121.6072&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2565F, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2565F-2018-06-26) (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: 3,579 total, 150 in this make and model, 39 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB OAK75DVM07](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK75DVM07) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740815026929A

## Narrative

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

IP CORRECTED TOO LATE.

## 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 OAK75DVM07](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK75DVM07), Aug 15, 1974: Champion 7DC (N2565F), Salinas, CA, 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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