# Accident 19750722019079A: Blanca 7HC, Big Springs, NE, July 22, 1975

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 22, 1975
- Place: Big Springs, NE
- Airport: Armstrong Field
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Location: 41.0609° N, 102.0745° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Big Springs, NE, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.0609&lon=-102.0745&mi=10
- Aircraft: N84555, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N84555) (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 7HC
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 13 total, 13 in this make and model, 6 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MKC76DCJ05](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC76DCJ05) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750722019079A

## Narrative

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

PLT BECAME AWARE OF WIRES,ATMTD GO UNDER,STRUCK TOP WIRE AND LWR WIRE.

## 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 MKC76DCJ05](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC76DCJ05), Jul 22, 1975: Aeronca 7AC (N84555), Big Springs, NE, substantial damage

## Other reports on N84555 (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 19750503008599A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750503008599A), May 3, 1975: Blanca 7AC (N84555), Ft.Collins, CO, Substantial damage. Student plt passenger at flt controls. Steerable tail wheel worn to a full swivel condition.

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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