# Accident 19730203001269A: Blanca 1413, Erwinna, PA, February 3, 1973

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 3, 1973
- Place: Erwinna, PA
- Airport: Van Sant
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Location: 40.4843° N, 75.0996° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at VANSANT (9N1), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.4843&lon=-75.0996&mi=10
- Aircraft: N74267, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N74267) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bellanca 14-13 (registry code 1201002, https://openairdocs.org/model/bellanca-14-13) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Franklin 6A4150 series (registry code 27024, https://openairdocs.org/engine/franklin-6a4150-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BLANCA 1413
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 500 total, 130 in this make and model, 7 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC73DHA14](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC73DHA14) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730203001269A

## Narrative

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

WIND GUSTING 33K.BOTH WINGS DMGD.

## 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 NYC73DHA14](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC73DHA14), Feb 3, 1973: Bellanca 14-13 (N74267), Erwinna, PA, substantial damage

## Other reports on N74267 (1)

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

- [Incident 20151023023989I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20151023023989I), Oct 23, 2015: Bellanca 14-13 (N74267), Macon, GA, Minor damage. Pilot stated that he became distracted during his approach into the airport and forgot to lower the landing gear. Pilot states that he used the landing check…

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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