# Accident 19740921039289A: Blanca 7AC, Luverne, AL, September 21, 1974

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 21, 1974
- Place: Luverne, AL
- Airport: Frank Sikes
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Location: 31.7364° N, 86.2625° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at FRANK SIKES (04A), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=31.7364&lon=-86.2625&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1875E, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1875E-1975-01-13) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Aeronca 7AC (registry code 2110102, https://openairdocs.org/model/aeronca-7ac) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BLANCA 7AC
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 69 total, 2 in this make and model, 9 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA75DKJ25](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA75DKJ25) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740921039289A

## Narrative

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

PLT LOST DIRECTIONAL CONTROL BECAME AIRBORNE AT SLO SPEED.TURNED AND UNABLE CLIMB OVER TREE.

## 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 MIA75DKJ25](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA75DKJ25), Sep 21, 1974: Aeronca 7AC (N1875E), Luverne, AL, destroyed

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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