# Accident 19741222040929A: Blanca 7AC, Graf, IA, December 22, 1974

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 22, 1974
- Place: Graf, IA
- Airport: Steffens Farm
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Location: 42.4939° N, 90.8732° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Graf, IA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.4939&lon=-90.8732&mi=10
- Aircraft: N85697, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N85697) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Aeronca 7AC (registry code 2110102, https://openairdocs.org/model/aeronca-7ac) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental A&C65 series (registry code 17003, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-a-c65-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BLANCA 7AC
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 368 total, 78 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MKC75FCD27](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC75FCD27) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19741222040929A

## Narrative

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

PLT INITIATED A R TURN APRX 2/3 WAY DWN RWY,ALT ABT 70FT AGL.

## 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 MKC75FCD27](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC75FCD27), Dec 22, 1974: Aeronca 7AC (N85697), Graf, IA, substantial damage

## Other reports on N85697 (1)

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

- [Incident 20220604009559I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20220604009559I), Jun 4, 2022: Aeronca 7AC (N85697), Green Oak Towns, MI, No damage. Engine quit in level cruise, tried to restart while prop wind milling but it could not start. Made emergency landing on highway median.

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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