# Accident 19741211040859A: Blanca 7ECA, Hanson, MA, December 11, 1974

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 11, 1974
- Place: Hanson, MA
- Airport: Cranland
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Location: 42.0251° N, 70.8381° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at CRANLAND (28M), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.0251&lon=-70.8381&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5197T, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5197T-1975-10-26) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Champion 7ECA (registry code 21101NN, https://openairdocs.org/model/champion-7eca) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BLANCA 7ECA
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 577 total, 19 in this make and model, 24 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC75ANA27](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC75ANA27) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19741211040859A

## Narrative

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

CIRCLING HOME WHILE DSCNDG TO LWR ALT.

## 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 NYC75ANA27](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC75ANA27), Dec 11, 1974: Champion 7ECA (N5197T), Hanson, MA, substantial damage

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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