# Accident 19730707026461A: Blanca 7HC, Sonoma, CA, July 7, 1973

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 7, 1973
- Place: Sonoma, CA
- Airport: Sonoma Sky Park
- Damage: Destroyed
- Collision: Midair collision, first aircraft
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Location: 38.2575° N, 122.4346° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at SONOMA SKYPARK (0Q9), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.2575&lon=-122.4346&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5127T, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5127T-1973-10-03) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Champion 7ECA (registry code 21101NN, https://openairdocs.org/model/champion-7eca) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BLANCA 7HC
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- Pilot flight hours: 179 total, 39 in this make and model, 18 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB OAK74AP002](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK74AP002) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730707026461A

## Narrative

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

CHAMPION CRASHED INTO RESIDENTIAL GARAGE.BEECH HAD CTC WITH UNICOM.NO CTC WITH CHAMPION.

## Other aircraft in the event

- N3746Q, Beech V35: [Accident 19730707026462A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730707026462A)

## 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 OAK74AP002](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK74AP002), Jul 7, 1973: Champion 7ECA (N5127T), Sonoma, CA, destroyed, 2 fatal

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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