# Accident 19741003033049A: Blanca 7GC, Chitina, AK, October 3, 1974

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 3, 1974
- Place: Chitina, AK
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Location: 61.5158° N, 144.4369° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Chitina, AK, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=61.5158&lon=-144.4369&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8529E, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8529E-2013-05-14) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Champion 7GC (registry code 21101N2, https://openairdocs.org/model/champion-7gc) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-290 series (registry code 41506, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-290-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BLANCA 7GC
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 400 total, 52 in this make and model, 74 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC75DAG45](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC75DAG45) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19741003033049A

## Narrative

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

ACFT LND ON SANDBAR.GR HIT RIDGE OF FROZEN SAND.

## 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 ANC75DAG45](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC75DAG45), Oct 3, 1974: Champion 7GC (N8529E), Chitina, AK, substantial damage

## Other reports on N8529E (1)

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

- [Accident 20040418018219A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20040418018219A), Apr 18, 2004: Bbavia 7GC (N8529E), Wasilla, AK, Substantial damage. (-23) By definition the pilot a "student" is not competent see item 43.

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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