# Accident 19730207002249A: Blanca 7ECA, Las Vegas, NV, February 7, 1973

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 7, 1973
- Place: Las Vegas, NV
- Airport: Sky Harbor
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Location: 36.1750° N, 115.1372° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Las Vegas, NV, within about 7 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.1750&lon=-115.1372&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9680S, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9680S-2012-11-26) (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
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 35 total, 10 in this make and model, 10 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB OAK73FVW15](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK73FVW15) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730207002249A

## Narrative

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

LEFT GEAR SHOCK STRUT FAILED

## 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 OAK73FVW15](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK73FVW15), Feb 7, 1973: Champion 7ECA (N9680S), Las Vegas, NV, 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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