# Accident 19730318006579A: Blanca 7BCM, Ocotilo Wls, CA, March 18, 1973

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 18, 1973
- Place: Ocotilo Wls, CA
- Airport: Ocotillo Wells
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Aircraft: N6087C, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6087C-1974-04-23) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Aeronca 7BCM (registry code 2110106, https://openairdocs.org/model/aeronca-7bcm) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BLANCA 7BCM
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 520 total, 30 in this make and model, 15 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX73FUM26](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX73FUM26) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730318006579A

## Narrative

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

AFTR TKOF ACFT MADE A RIGHT TURN.

## 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 LAX73FUM26](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX73FUM26), Mar 18, 1973: Champion 7BCM (N6087C), Ocotilo Wls, CA, 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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