# Accident 19750217002079A: Blanca 7KCAB, Abita Springs, LA, February 17, 1975

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 17, 1975
- Place: Abita Springs, LA
- Airport: Prevette
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Location: 30.4736° N, 90.0204° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Abita Springs, LA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.4736&lon=-90.0204&mi=10
- Aircraft: N88442 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: BLANCA 7KCAB
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 16 total, 16 in this make and model, 5 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW75FRD29](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW75FRD29) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750217002079A

## Narrative

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

ALT AIR VALVE CRACKED ALONG SHAFT.PART OF VALVE LODGED UNDER FUEL INJECTOR AIR PASSAGE.

## 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 FTW75FRD29](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW75FRD29), Feb 17, 1975: Champion 7KCAB (N88442), Abita Springs, LA, 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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