# Accident 19730721020909A: Blanca 7GC, Albuquerque, NM, July 21, 1973

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 21, 1973
- Place: Albuquerque, NM
- Airport: Alameda Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Location: 35.0845° N, 106.6511° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Albuquerque, NM, within about 8 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.0845&lon=-106.6511&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8547E, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8547E) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Champion 7GC (registry code 21101N2, https://openairdocs.org/model/champion-7gc) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-290 series (registry code 41506, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-290-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BLANCA 7GC
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 44 total, 38 in this make and model, 6 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN74DQA08](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN74DQA08) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730721020909A

## Narrative

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

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## 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 DEN74DQA08](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN74DQA08), Jul 21, 1973: Champion 7GC (N8547E), Albuquerque, NM, substantial damage

## Other reports on N8547E (1)

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

- [Accident 19751023037239A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19751023037239A), Oct 23, 1975: Blanca 7GC (N8547E), Lordsburg, NM, Destroyed, 1 fatal. Crosswinds gusting to 50K. Plts 6th attempt to lnd.

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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