19730414010779A

Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Blanca 7HC · La Jolla, CA · April 14, 1973

Date
April 14, 1973
Place
La Jolla, CA
Airport
Torrey Pines
Phase of flight
In Traffic Pattern-Circling
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N6356N
NTSB investigation
NTSBLAX73FUM29
Reported as
Blanca 7HC
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
475 total102 in this make and model32 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Hit tow winch cable from released glider in air. Plt made improper go arnd. Winch op didnt cut cable

As the FAA filed it

HIT TOW WINCH CABLE FROM RELEASED GLIDER IN AIR.PLT MADE IMPROPER GO ARND.WINCH OP DIDNT CUT CABLE

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.