# Accident 19730618021699A: Blanca 7AC, Paris, KY, June 18, 1973

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 18, 1973
- Place: Paris, KY
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Location: 38.2002° N, 84.2727° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Paris, KY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.2002&lon=-84.2727&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3060E (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: BLANCA 7AC
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 115 total, 53 in this make and model, 47 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB IAD73FLQ36](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD73FLQ36) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730618021699A

## Narrative

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

ANNUAL INSP 6/12/73 TIME SINCE SHR.TOP SPARK PLUG IN NR 1 CYL OUT OF HOLE STILL ATTACHED TO LEAD.

## 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 IAD73FLQ36](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD73FLQ36), Jun 18, 1973: Aeronca 7AC (N3060E), Paris, KY, 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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