# Accident 19730225004489A: Blanca 7AC, Apache Jctn, AZ, February 25, 1973

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 25, 1973
- Place: Apache Jctn, AZ
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: In Traffic Pattern-Circling
- Location: 33.4150° N, 111.5496° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Apache Junction, AZ, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.4150&lon=-111.5496&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2915E, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2915E) (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: 187 total, 86 in this make and model, 26 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX73AL040](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX73AL040) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730225004489A

## Narrative

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

WAS CHECKING RD PRIOR TO LNDG.HIT WIRES.

## 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 LAX73AL040](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX73AL040), Feb 25, 1973: Aeronca 7AC (N2915E), Apache Jctn, AZ, destroyed, 1 fatal

## Other reports on N2915E (2)

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

- [Incident 19950916034559I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950916034559I), Sep 16, 1995: Bbavia 7DC (N2915E), Denver, CO, Minor damage. Raised tail too soon on takeoff. Swerved. Tried regain control by early liftoff and stalled 5 ft AGL. Exited runway
- [Accident 19930620025229A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930620025229A), Jun 20, 1993: Bbavia 7AC (N2915E), Watkins, CO, Substantial damage. Lost power Landing after short flight. Nosed over short of runway. Debris in carburetor.

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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