# Accident 19730401009599A: Blanca 7EC, Lakeland, FL, April 1, 1973

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 1, 1973
- Place: Lakeland, FL
- Airport: Lakeland Mun
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Location: 28.0395° N, 81.9498° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Lakeland, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=28.0395&lon=-81.9498&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7455B, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7455B) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Champion 7EC (registry code 21101NM, https://openairdocs.org/model/champion-7ec) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental C90 series (registry code 17009, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-c90-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BLANCA 7EC
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 88 total, 15 in this make and model, 48 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA73DLD69](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA73DLD69) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730401009599A

## Narrative

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

DRG LIFT OFF ACFT STRUCK EITHER A LIGHT OR THE GRASS.TURNED L,HIT GND ON R WING AND SIDE.

## 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 MIA73DLD69](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA73DLD69), Apr 1, 1973: Champion 7EC (N7455B), Lakeland, FL, 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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