# Accident 19730621018569A: Blanca 7KCAB, Houston, MO, June 21, 1973

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 21, 1973
- Place: Houston, MO
- Airport: Houston Memor1al
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Location: 37.3209° N, 91.9612° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Houston, MO, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.3209&lon=-91.9612&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2978G, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2978G-2018-03-09) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Champion 7KCAB (registry code 21101P3, https://openairdocs.org/model/champion-7kcab) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming IO-320 series (registry code 41509, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-io-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BLANCA 7KCAB
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 250 total, 105 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MKC73DCA29](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC73DCA29) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730621018569A

## Narrative

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

ACFT LNDD WITH SIDE LOAD ON R GR.

## 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 MKC73DCA29](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC73DCA29), Jun 21, 1973: Champion 7KCAB (N2978G), Houston, MO, substantial damage

## Other reports on N2978G (2)

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

- [Accident 20130718013119A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20130718013119A), Jul 18, 2013: Champion 7KCAB (N2978G), Oak Ridge, LA, Destroyed, 2 fatal. Aircraft may have entered a stall during what may have been practice ag manuevers and was unable to to recover due to altitude resulting in a fatal crash
- [Accident 20000729008009A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000729008009A), Jul 29, 2000: Bbavia 7KCAB (N2978G), Rayville, LA, No damage. (-23) Student pilot lost control on landing due to gusty winds. Instructor failed to take control, and aircraft veered off of the runway and into a ditch. The…

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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