# Accident 19730704016319A: Blanca 7AC, Speedway, IN, July 4, 1973

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 4, 1973
- Place: Speedway, IN
- Airport: Speedway
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Location: 39.7994° N, 86.3563° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at Speedway Airport, closed, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.7994&lon=-86.3563&mi=10
- Aircraft: N84304, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N84304) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Aeronca 7AC (registry code 2110102, https://openairdocs.org/model/aeronca-7ac) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental A&C65 series (registry code 17003, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-a-c65-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BLANCA 7AC
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 6,600 total, 246 in this make and model, 75 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI74FEA02](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI74FEA02) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730704016319A

## Narrative

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

WIND GUSTING 31K.ENCTRD STRONG GUSTY WINDS AT T/D,UN CTL ACFT.

## 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 CHI74FEA02](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI74FEA02), Jul 4, 1973: Aeronca 7AC (N84304), Speedway, IN, 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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