# Accident 19730516013599A: Blanca 7HC, North Plains, OR, May 16, 1973

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 16, 1973
- Place: North Plains, OR
- Airport: Eagle Glider Port
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: In Traffic Pattern-Circling
- Location: 45.5975° N, 122.9947° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of North Plains, OR, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.5975&lon=-122.9947&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9915Y, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9915Y-1973-07-20) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Champion AERONCA 7GCB (registry code 2110168, https://openairdocs.org/model/champion-aeronca-7gcb) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BLANCA 7HC
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,506 total, 286 in this make and model, 20 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA73AS032](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA73AS032) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730516013599A

## Narrative

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

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## 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 SEA73AS032](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA73AS032), May 16, 1973: Champion 7GCB (N9915Y), North Plains, OR, 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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