# Accident 19730218003839A: Blanca 7ECA, Clovis, NM, February 18, 1973

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 18, 1973
- Place: Clovis, NM
- Airport: Clovis
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
- Location: 34.4266° N, 103.0776° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at CLOVIS RGNL (CVN), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.4266&lon=-103.0776&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9647S, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9647S) (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: 105 total, 19 in this make and model, 19 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN73DOG21](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN73DOG21) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730218003839A

## Narrative

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

GAVE WAY TO AIR CARRIER.WENT OFF TAXIWAY ON GRASS.TAXIED INTO CEMENT DRAIN CULVERT

## 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 DEN73DOG21](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN73DOG21), Feb 18, 1973: Champion 7ECA (N9647S), Clovis, NM, 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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