# Accident 19730427009499A: Blanca 7GCBC, Rock River, WY, April 27, 1973

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 27, 1973
- Place: Rock River, WY
- Airport: Gibbs
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Location: 41.7317° N, 105.9751° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Rock River, WY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.7317&lon=-105.9751&mi=10
- Aircraft: N222WY, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N222WY) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bellanca 7GCBC (registry code 1220601, https://openairdocs.org/model/bellanca-7gcbc) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BLANCA 7GCBC
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 747 total, 156 in this make and model, 38 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN73DTC24](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN73DTC24) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730427009499A

## Narrative

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

UN USE ALL OF RWY DUE WET,SOFT COND.ABORTED 1ST ATTEMPT OK.HIT PHONE WIRES.DENSITY ALT 8100 FT.

## 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 DEN73DTC24](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN73DTC24), Apr 27, 1973: Bellanca 7GCBC (N222WY), Rock River, WY, substantial damage

## Other reports on N222WY (2)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 19870805043039A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870805043039A), Aug 5, 1987: Bbavia 7GCBC (N222WY), North Plains, OR, Substantial damage. Left gear collapsed at rollout when axle broke from fatigue. Aircraft touched down on right gear due to crosswind.
- [Accident 19840502015109A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840502015109A), May 2, 1984: Bbavia 7GCBC (N222WY), Hillsboro, OR, Substantial damage. Lost control and veered off the runway while landing downwind. Sheared off the main gear going thru a ditch.

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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