# Accident 19730304004019A: Blanca 7AC, Indian Trail, NC, March 4, 1973

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 4, 1973
- Place: Indian Trail, NC
- Airport: Goose Creek
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Go Round (Aborted VFR)
- Location: 35.1210° N, 80.5873° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at GOOSE CREEK (28A), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.1210&lon=-80.5873&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2840E, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2840E) (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
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 768 total, 7 in this make and model, 76 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB IAD73DKM26](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD73DKM26) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730304004019A

## Narrative

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

2ND APCH,BOUNCED LDG,ACFT VEERED L,PLT INITIATED GOARND-DSCNDD ONTO MUDDY EARTH.

## 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 IAD73DKM26](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD73DKM26), Mar 4, 1973: Aeronca 7AC (N2840E), Indian Trail, NC, 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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