# Accident 19730519012069A: Blanca 7GCBC, Spring Hill, WV, May 19, 1973

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 19, 1973
- Place: Spring Hill, WV
- Airport: Spring Hill
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Location: 38.3545° N, 81.7312° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Spring Hill, WV, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.3545&lon=-81.7312&mi=10
- Aircraft: N10989, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N10989) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bellanca 7GCBC (registry code 1220601, https://openairdocs.org/model/bellanca-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 7GCBC
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 4,902 total, 3 in this make and model, 132 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB IAD73DIJ23](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD73DIJ23) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730519012069A

## Narrative

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

L WING AND PROP HIT GND.1HR DUAL 2HR SOLO THIS MAKE,MODEL.

## 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 IAD73DIJ23](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD73DIJ23), May 19, 1973: Champion 7GCBC (N10989), Spring Hill, WV, substantial damage

## Other reports on N10989 (1)

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

- [Accident 20000706004469A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000706004469A), Jul 6, 2000: Bbavia 7GCBC (N10989), Wildwood, NJ, No damage. (-23) Touchdown normal-mlg. Left landing gear started to wobble, separated from mount.

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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