# Accident 19740928034309A: Blanca 7HC, Martinsville, VA, September 28, 1974

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 28, 1974
- Place: Martinsville, VA
- Airport: Burnt Chimneys
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Location: 36.6835° N, 79.8636° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Martinsville, VA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.6835&lon=-79.8636&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7591B, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7591B-2018-05-31) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Champion 7FC (registry code 21101NX, https://openairdocs.org/model/champion-7fc) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental C90 series (registry code 17009, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-c90-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BLANCA 7HC
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 564 total, 277 in this make and model, 27 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB IAD75FID06](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD75FID06) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740928034309A

## Narrative

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

No narrative was filed.

## 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 IAD75FID06](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD75FID06), Sep 28, 1974: Champion 7FC (N7591B), Martinsville, VA, substantial damage

## Other reports on N7591B (1)

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

- [Accident 20141010019059A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20141010019059A), Oct 10, 2014: Champion 7FC (N7591B), Stoneville, NC, Substantial damage. After touch down the pilot lost directional control of the aircraft. The pilot attemped a go- around using improper technique, after he noticed he was headed…

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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