# Accident 19740901029769A: Blanca 11BC, E Brookfield, MA, September 1, 1974

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 1, 1974
- Place: E Brookfield, MA
- Airport: E Brookfield
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Location: 42.2291° N, 72.0532° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of East Brookfield, MA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.2291&lon=-72.0532&mi=10
- Aircraft: N85903, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N85903-1974-10-25) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Aeronca 11BC (registry code 0191106, https://openairdocs.org/model/aeronca-11bc) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BLANCA 11BC
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 14,700 total, 153 in this make and model, 28 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC75FNE09](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC75FNE09) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740901029769A

## Narrative

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

PARTIAL PWR LOSS.MADE 180DEG TURN BACK TO ARPT.L WING HIT GND 400FT SHORT OF RWY.

## 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 NYC75FNE09](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC75FNE09), Sep 1, 1974: Aeronca 11BC (N85903), E Brookfield, MA, 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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