# Accident 19730402006929A: Blanca 7GCBC, Hammon, MT, April 2, 1973

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 2, 1973
- Place: Hammon, MT
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Aircraft: N68500, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N68500) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bellanca 7GCBC (registry code 1220601, https://openairdocs.org/model/bellanca-7gcbc) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BLANCA 7GCBC
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 168 total, 155 in this make and model, 58 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA73FTA05](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA73FTA05) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730402006929A

## Narrative

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

FULL FLAPS ON GO-AROUND.UN CLEAR RIDGE,CRASH LNDD,HIT DITCH.

## 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 SEA73FTA05](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA73FTA05), Apr 2, 1973: Bellanca 7GCBC (N68500), Hammon, MT, 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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