# Accident 19730425019609A: Blanca 7AC, Rice Lake, WI, April 25, 1973

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 25, 1973
- Place: Rice Lake, WI
- Airport: Arrowhead
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Location: 45.4856° N, 91.7437° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Rice Lake, WI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.4856&lon=-91.7437&mi=10
- Aircraft: N85010, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N85010) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Aeronca 7AC (registry code 2110102, https://openairdocs.org/model/aeronca-7ac) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental A&C65 series (registry code 17003, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-a-c65-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BLANCA 7AC
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 496 total, 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI73AC085](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI73AC085-201656) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730425019609A

## Narrative

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

PLT LEFT A SUICIDE NOTE.

## 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 CHI73AC085](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI73AC085-201656), Apr 25, 1973: Aeronca 7AC (N85010), Rice Lake, WI, destroyed, 1 fatal

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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