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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Blanca 7FC · Mojave, CA · June 16, 1973

Date
June 16, 1973
Place
Mojave, CA
Airport
Mojave-Kern
Phase of flight
Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N9883Y
NTSB investigation
NTSBLAX73DUQ40
Reported as
Blanca 7FC
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
395 total210 in this make and model31 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Winds gusting to 55K blew acft over. Plt had req wing walkers from UNICOM on ldg.

As the FAA filed it

WINDS GUSTING TO 55K BLEW ACFT OVER. PLT HAD REQ WING WALKERS FROM UNICOM ON LDG.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.