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Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Blanca 7GCBC · West Hamlin, WV · June 24, 1975

Date
June 24, 1975
Place
West Hamlin, WV
Phase of flight
Low Level Operations
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N8345V
NTSB investigation
NTSBIAD75AI067
Reported as
Blanca 7GCBC
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
1
Pilot’s flight hours
882 total47 in this make and model25 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.

Conducting low altitude forestry inspection. Acft entered opening in wooded area abt 30FT in dia.

As the FAA filed it

CONDUCTING LOW ALTITUDE FORESTRY INSPECTION.ACFT ENTERED OPENING IN WOODED AREA ABT 30FT IN DIA.

NTSB investigation

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