# Accident 19730401007169A: Blanca 7BCM, Bangs, TX, April 1, 1973

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 1, 1973
- Place: Bangs, TX
- Airport: L R Graves Ranch
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Location: 31.7161° N, 99.1303° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Bangs, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=31.7161&lon=-99.1303&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2511B (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: BLANCA 7BCM
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 335 total, 48 in this make and model, 30 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW73DPD30](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW73DPD30) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730401007169A

## Narrative

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

PIC ATTEMPTED TO SLIP AIRCRAFT ON FINAL APPROACH

## 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 FTW73DPD30](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW73DPD30), Apr 1, 1973: Aeronca 7BCM (N2511B), Bangs, TX, 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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