# Accident 19750816024919A: Blanca 7ECA, Calhan, CO, August 16, 1975

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 16, 1975
- Place: Calhan, CO
- Airport: Calhan
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Location: 39.0483° N, 104.2930° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at CALHAN (5V4), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.0483&lon=-104.2930&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9506S, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9506S-2018-05-21) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Champion 7ECA (registry code 21101NN, https://openairdocs.org/model/champion-7eca) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental 0-200 series (registry code 17020, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-200-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BLANCA 7ECA
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,444 total, 55 in this make and model, 133 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN76DTE16](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN76DTE16) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750816024919A

## Narrative

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

GUSTS TO 15K,DOWNDRAFTS. DENSITY ALT ABT 8000FT.

## 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 DEN76DTE16](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN76DTE16), Aug 16, 1975: Champion 7ECA (N9506S), Calhan, CO, 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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