# Accident 19751221039949A: Blanca 7ECA, Mediapolis, IA, December 21, 1975

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 21, 1975
- Place: Mediapolis, IA
- Airport: Sharar Field
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Location: 41.0278° N, 91.0635° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at SHARAR FLD (0IA4), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.0278&lon=-91.0635&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3057G, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3057G-2025-04-14) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Champion 7ECA (registry code 21101NN, https://openairdocs.org/model/champion-7eca) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-235 series (registry code 41505, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-235-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BLANCA 7ECA
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 372 total, 11 in this make and model, 7 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MKC76DCD23](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC76DCD23) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19751221039949A

## Narrative

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

ALSO HIT HANGAR & PARKED C-172.

## 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 MKC76DCD23](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC76DCD23), Dec 21, 1975: Champion 7ECA (N3057G), Mediapolis, IA, 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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