# Accident 19730729021629A: Blanca 7BCM, Rock Springs, WY, July 29, 1973

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 29, 1973
- Place: Rock Springs, WY
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Location: 41.5947° N, 109.2209° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Rock Springs, WY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.5947&lon=-109.2209&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2043A (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: BLANCA 7BCM
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,600 total, 403 in this make and model, 51 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN74FTC05](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN74FTC05) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730729021629A

## Narrative

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

No narrative was filed.

## 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 DEN74FTC05](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN74FTC05), Jul 29, 1973: Aeronca 7BCM (N2043A), Rock Springs, WY, 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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