# Accident 19730729023509A: Blanca 7HC, Jacksonville, FL, July 29, 1973

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 29, 1973
- Place: Jacksonville, FL
- Airport: Craig
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Location: 30.3322° N, 81.6557° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Jacksonville, FL, within about 15 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.3322&lon=-81.6557&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5162X, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5162X) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Champion 7ECA (registry code 21101NN, https://openairdocs.org/model/champion-7eca) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-235 series (registry code 41505, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-235-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BLANCA 7HC
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 59 total, 4 in this make and model, 7 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA74FLA04](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA74FLA04) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730729023509A

## Narrative

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

ENCOUNTERED GUSTY CROSS WIND DURING TAKEOFF RUN.

## 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 MIA74FLA04](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA74FLA04), Jul 29, 1973: Champion 7ECA (N5162X), Jacksonville, FL, 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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