# Accident 19730603013739A: Blanca 7AC, Hunter, KS, June 3, 1973

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 3, 1973
- Place: Hunter, KS
- Airport: Delmar Hanneman
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Location: 39.2350° N, 98.3961° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Hunter, KS, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.2350&lon=-98.3961&mi=10
- Aircraft: N84055, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N84055) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Aeronca 7BCM/CONV (registry code 2110145, https://openairdocs.org/model/aeronca-7bcm-conv) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental C85-12F (registry code 17125, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-c85-12f) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BLANCA 7AC
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 156 total, 51 in this make and model, 58 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MKC73DCQ35](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC73DCQ35) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730603013739A

## Narrative

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

PLT STRUCK TREE DRG DOWNWIND TAKEOFF CLIMB,SOD 1300FT RWY HAD UPSLOPE.

## 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 MKC73DCQ35](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC73DCQ35), Jun 3, 1973: Aeronca 7AC (N84055), Hunter, KS, substantial damage

## Other reports on N84055 (3)

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

- [Incident 19900412018659I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900412018659I), Apr 12, 1990: Bbavia 7AC (N84055), Branson, MO, Minor damage. Unable to control RPM. Forced landing. Found throttle control rod disconnected from throttle arm on carburetor.
- [Accident 19860817058519A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860817058519A), Aug 17, 1986: Bbavia 7AC (N84055), Republic, MO, Substantial damage. Go around from low pass over intended landing site was sluggish. Sideloads collapsed landing gear at touchdown.
- [Incident 19810721048109I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810721048109I), Jul 21, 1981: Bbavia 7AC (N84055), Point Lookout, MO, Minor damage. During takeoff and landing practice the pilot ground looped the aircraft after a full stall landing.

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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