19750518010899A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Blanca 7AC · Gardner, MA · May 18, 1975

Date
May 18, 1975
Place
Gardner, MA
Airport
Gardner
Phase of flight
Forced/Precautionary Landing
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N85387
NTSB investigation
NTSBNYC75FNE37
Reported as
Blanca 7AC
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
210 total158 in this make and model3 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Drg 180 turn acft began to lose alt rapidly. Ldg gr and r wing strut dmgd.

As the FAA filed it

DRG 180 TURN ACFT BEGAN TO LOSE ALT RAPIDLY.LDG GR AND R WING STRUT DMGD.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.