# Accident 19730130002119A: Blanca 7AC, Sloughhouse, CA, January 30, 1973

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 30, 1973
- Place: Sloughhouse, CA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Location: 38.4957° N, 121.1938° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Sloughhouse, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.4957&lon=-121.1938&mi=10
- Aircraft: N85401, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N85401) (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 7AC
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 230 total, 113 in this make and model, 13 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB OAK73FVG44](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK73FVG44) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730130002119A

## Narrative

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

RECOVERY TOO LATE.

## 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 OAK73FVG44](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK73FVG44), Jan 30, 1973: Aeronca 7AC (N85401), Sloughhouse, CA, 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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