# Accident 19730218005479A: Blanca 11BC, Watkins, CO, February 18, 1973

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 18, 1973
- Place: Watkins, CO
- Airport: East Colfax
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Location: 39.6984° N, 104.5772° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Watkins, CO, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.6984&lon=-104.5772&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3922E, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3922E-2004-05-14) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Aeronca 11BC (registry code 0191106, https://openairdocs.org/model/aeronca-11bc) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental C85 series (registry code 17008, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-c85-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BLANCA 11BC
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 132 total, 112 in this make and model, 25 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN73FTE57](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN73FTE57) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730218005479A

## Narrative

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

PLT PLANNED TOUCH AND GO LDGS TO FREE WHEELS OF MUD.CK RWY FOR MUD HOLES,HIT PWRLINES.

## 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 DEN73FTE57](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN73FTE57), Feb 18, 1973: Aeronca 11BC (N3922E), Watkins, CO, destroyed

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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