# Accident 19730610016579A: Blanca 7HC, Blanding, UT, June 10, 1973

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 10, 1973
- Place: Blanding, UT
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Location: 37.6187° N, 109.5095° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Blanding, UT, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.6187&lon=-109.5095&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3039G, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3039G-1979-05-18) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Champion 7GCAA (registry code 21101N8, https://openairdocs.org/model/champion-7gcaa) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BLANCA 7HC
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 328 total, 87 in this make and model, 28 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN73AD054](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN73AD054) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730610016579A

## Narrative

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

WIND GUSTING 8K.AERIAL SEARCH.HIT TREES.

## 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 DEN73AD054](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN73AD054), Jun 10, 1973: Champion 7GCAA (N3039G), Blanding, UT, 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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