# Accident 19730506012199A: Blanca 7ECA, Kenai, AK, May 6, 1973

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 6, 1973
- Place: Kenai, AK
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Location: 60.5618° N, 151.2105° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Kenai, AK, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=60.5618&lon=-151.2105&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3017G, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3017G) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Champion 7ECA (registry code 21101NN, https://openairdocs.org/model/champion-7eca) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-235 series (registry code 41505, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-235-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BLANCA 7ECA
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 700 total, 700 in this make and model, 20 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC73DAG88](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC73DAG88) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730506012199A

## Narrative

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

HIT FILINGS ON BEACH HIDDEN BY GRND CONTOUR AND SHACK.

## 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 ANC73DAG88](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC73DAG88), May 6, 1973: Champion 7ECA (N3017G), Kenai, AK, substantial damage

## Other reports on N3017G (2)

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

- [Incident 20120506007389I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20120506007389I), May 6, 2012: Champion 7ECA (N3017G), Willow, AK, No damage. The PIC, a student pilot was practicing landings at the Willow Airport. On downwind the PIC pulled carburator heat and reduced power before turning base leg.…
- [Accident 19990913025359A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990913025359A), Sep 13, 1999: Bbavia 7ECA (N3017G), Port Heiden, AK, Substantial damage. (.19) On September 13, 1999, about 1230 Alaska daylight time, a wheel equipped airplane, N3017G, sustained substantial damage while landing on an area of beach…

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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