# Accident 19730629024109A: Blanca 7GCA, Hazel Green, AL, June 29, 1973

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 29, 1973
- Place: Hazel Green, AL
- Airport: Hazel Green
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Location: 34.9161° N, 86.6470° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at HAZEL GREEN (M38), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.9161&lon=-86.6470&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9529S, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9529S) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Champion AERONCA 7GCA (registry code 2110166, https://openairdocs.org/model/champion-aeronca-7gca) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BLANCA 7GCA
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 127 total, 4 in this make and model, 34 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA73DKJ74](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA73DKJ74) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730629024109A

## Narrative

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

TAIL WHEEL SPRING WEAK. DMGD R WG.

## 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 MIA73DKJ74](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA73DKJ74), Jun 29, 1973: Champion 7GCA (N9529S), Hazel Green, AL, 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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