# Accident 19730128002349A: Blanca 7FC, Opa Locka, FL, January 28, 1973

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 28, 1973
- Place: Opa Locka, FL
- Airport: Opa Locka
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
- Location: 25.9000° N, 80.2552° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Opa-locka, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=25.9000&lon=-80.2552&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7680E, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7680E) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Champion 7FC (registry code 21101NX, https://openairdocs.org/model/champion-7fc) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental C90 series (registry code 17009, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-c90-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BLANCA 7FC
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 380 total, 54 in this make and model, 1 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA73DKT55](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA73DKT55) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730128002349A

## Narrative

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

GUSTING TO 22K.

## 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 MIA73DKT55](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA73DKT55), Jan 28, 1973: Champion 7FC (N7680E), Opa Locka, FL, substantial damage

## Other reports on N7680E (1)

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

- [Accident 19910616022119A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910616022119A), Jun 16, 1991: Bbavia 7FC (N7680E), Medina, TX, Substantial damage. Aware of power lines accross approach path to Private strip but still struck same. Wires on tail. Landed sideways.

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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