# Accident 19750608015379A: Blanca 7AC, Massena, NY, June 8, 1975

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 8, 1975
- Place: Massena, NY
- Airport: Richards Field
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Starting Engines
- Location: 44.9290° N, 74.8930° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Massena, NY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.9290&lon=-74.8930&mi=10
- Aircraft: N85684, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N85684-1975-09-05) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Aeronca 7AC (registry code 2110102, https://openairdocs.org/model/aeronca-7ac) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BLANCA 7AC
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,076 total, 72 in this make and model, 16 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC75DFA40](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC75DFA40-148961) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750608015379A

## Narrative

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

HAND PROP,AFTR CLRG ENG TURNED MAG SWITCH ON LEFT THROTTLE OPEN BY ERROR.ENG STARTED HIT TRUCK.

## 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 NYC75DFA40](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC75DFA40-148961), Jun 8, 1975: Aeronca 7AC (N85684), Massena, NY, 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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