# Accident 19730512012399A: Blanca 7HC, Bettles, AK, May 12, 1973

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 12, 1973
- Place: Bettles, AK
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Location: 66.9073° N, 151.5381° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Bettles, AK, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=66.9073&lon=-151.5381&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1868G, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1868G) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Champion 7GCBC (registry code 21101PK, https://openairdocs.org/model/champion-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 7HC
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 8,000 total, 8,000 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC73DAA21](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC73DAA21) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730512012399A

## Narrative

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

EXHAUST STACK FAILED AT MUFFLER ATTACH. PLT LND ON FROZEN LAKE,GR BROKE THRU.ANNUAL INSP OVER DUE.

## 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 ANC73DAA21](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC73DAA21), May 12, 1973: Champion 7GCBC (N1868G), Bettles, AK, substantial damage

## Other reports on N1868G (1)

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

- [Accident 19850817039139A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850817039139A), Aug 17, 1985: Bbavia 7GCBC (N1868G), Fairbanks, AK, Substantial damage. Applied brakes and nosed over after full stall landing. During flare another aircraft pulled onto the runway.

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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