# Accident 19730530016129A: Blanca 7FC, Ripley, TN, May 30, 1973

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 30, 1973
- Place: Ripley, TN
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Location: 35.7444° N, 89.5333° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Ripley, TN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.7444&lon=-89.5333&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4884E, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4884E) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Champion 7FC (registry code 21101NX, https://openairdocs.org/model/champion-7fc) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental C90 series (registry code 17009, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-c90-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BLANCA 7FC
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 50 total, 50 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB IAD73DLT20](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD73DLT20) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730530016129A

## Narrative

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

LNDD IN UNIMPROVED WEED FLD.

## 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 IAD73DLT20](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD73DLT20), May 30, 1973: Aeronca 7FC (N4884E), Ripley, TN, substantial damage

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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