# Accident 19730704028539A: Blanca 7EC, Tacoma, WA, July 4, 1973

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 4, 1973
- Place: Tacoma, WA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Location: 47.2529° N, 122.4443° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Tacoma, WA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.2529&lon=-122.4443&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7439B, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7439B) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Champion 7EC (registry code 21101NM, https://openairdocs.org/model/champion-7ec) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental C90 series (registry code 17009, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-c90-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BLANCA 7EC
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,000 total, 400 in this make and model, 50 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA74FYE02](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA74FYE02) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730704028539A

## Narrative

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

FLOAT EQUIPPED.BOTH SPREADER BARS CORRODED.

## 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 SEA74FYE02](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA74FYE02), Jul 4, 1973: Champion 7EC (N7439B), Tacoma, WA, 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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