# Accident 19740922035099A: Blanca 7EC, Demotte, IN, September 22, 1974

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 22, 1974
- Place: Demotte, IN
- Airport: Cheever Bros
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Location: 41.1993° N, 87.1955° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of DeMotte, IN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.1993&lon=-87.1955&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1536E, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1536E-2017-03-24) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Aeronca 7EC (registry code 2110120, https://openairdocs.org/model/aeronca-7ec) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental C90 series (registry code 17009, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-c90-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BLANCA 7EC
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,000 total, 500 in this make and model, 20 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI75FET07](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI75FET07) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740922035099A

## Narrative

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

BRAKES CKD OK.HIT APPLE TREE ON L SIDE 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 CHI75FET07](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI75FET07), Sep 22, 1974: Aeronca 7EC (N1536E), Demotte, IN, substantial damage

## Other reports on N1536E (2)

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

- [Accident 19960520037079A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960520037079A), May 20, 1996: Bbavia 7EC (N1536E), New Castle, PA, Substantial damage. Lost directional control landing. Low time in tailwheel aircraft.
- [Incident 19800629056669I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800629056669I), Jun 29, 1980: Bbavia 7AC (N1536E), Salamanca, NY. Pilot made precautionary landing due to line squall and thunderstorms.

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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