# Accident 19750518010899A: Blanca 7AC, Gardner, MA, May 18, 1975

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 18, 1975
- Place: Gardner, MA
- Airport: Gardner
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Location: 42.5499° N, 72.0160° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at GARDNER MUNI (GDM), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.5499&lon=-72.0160&mi=10
- Aircraft: N85387, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N85387) (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: 210 total, 158 in this make and model, 3 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC75FNE37](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC75FNE37) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750518010899A

## Narrative

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

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

## 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 NYC75FNE37](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC75FNE37), May 18, 1975: Aeronca 7AC (N85387), Gardner, 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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