# Accident 19740909036749A: Blanca 7ECA, Seattle, WA, September 9, 1974

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 9, 1974
- Place: Seattle, WA
- Airport: Lake Union
- Phase of flight: Other Ground Ops
- Location: 47.6062° N, 122.3321° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Seattle, WA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.6062&lon=-122.3321&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5235X, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5235X) (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
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 11,573 total, 43 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA75AS013](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA75AS013) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740909036749A

## Narrative

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

FLOAT EQUIPPED.IP DEPLANED ONTO FLOAT FOR DOCKING OPS,MOVED FWD INTO PROP.

## 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 SEA75AS013](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA75AS013), Sep 9, 1974: Champion 7ECA (N5235X), Seattle, WA, no damage, 1 fatal

## Other reports on N5235X (2)

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

- [Incident 20190624017469I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20190624017469I), Jun 24, 2019: Champion 7ECA (N5235X), Manville, NJ, Minor damage. Pilot stated that he landed on runway 25 at 47N. On the landing roll-out, he stated that he felt a shimmy in the tailwheel. He pushed the control stick forward…
- [Accident 20040410005409A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20040410005409A), Apr 10, 2004: Bbavia 7ECA (N5235X), Hardin, MT, Substantial damage. (-23) Strong crosswind caused pilot to choose to land on grass area of airport instead of on the runway. Barbed wire fence intimidated pilot into making higher…

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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