# Accident 19740824030899A: Blanca 7ECA, Linwood, MI, August 24, 1974

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 24, 1974
- Place: Linwood, MI
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Location: 43.7392° N, 83.9622° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Linwood, MI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.7392&lon=-83.9622&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5164T, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5164T) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Champion 7ECA (registry code 21101NN, https://openairdocs.org/model/champion-7eca) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-235 series (registry code 41505, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-235-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BLANCA 7ECA
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 644 total, 295 in this make and model, 25 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI75DEM07](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI75DEM07) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740824030899A

## Narrative

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

TYPE FLT PLN CAP.STALL LNDG INTO ABT 5FT OF WATER.ACFT CHANGED DIRECTION 180 DEG AFTR T/D.

## 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 CHI75DEM07](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI75DEM07), Aug 24, 1974: Champion 7ECA (N5164T), Linwood, MI, substantial damage

## Other reports on N5164T (1)

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

- [Accident 19910925046819A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910925046819A), Sep 25, 1991: Bbavia 7ECA (N5164T), Newark, IL, Substantial damage. Right main oleo strut and wheel fell off on takeoff. Landed on left main. Piston retaining pin broke. Piston worn.

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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