# Accident 19740831032839A: Blanca 7GC, Florence, MT, August 31, 1974

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 31, 1974
- Place: Florence, MT
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
- Location: 46.6345° N, 114.0813° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Florence, MT, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=46.6345&lon=-114.0813&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8092E, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8092E-1974-11-22) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Champion 7GC (registry code 21101N2, https://openairdocs.org/model/champion-7gc) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BLANCA 7GC
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA75AS012](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA75AS012) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740831032839A

## Narrative

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

ELK SURVEY FLT.PLT LOST CTL DRG LOW ALT STEEP TURN.RECOVERY DATE 9/1/74.

## 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 SEA75AS012](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA75AS012), Aug 31, 1974: Champion 7GC (N8092E), Florence, MT, destroyed, 2 fatal

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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