# Accident 19730731030559A: Blanca 7HC, Healy, AK, July 31, 1973

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 31, 1973
- Place: Healy, AK
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Unknown/Not Reported
- Location: 63.8569° N, 148.9661° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Healy, AK, within about 15 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=63.8569&lon=-148.9661&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5248X, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5248X-2012-09-12) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Champion 7GCBC (registry code 21101PK, https://openairdocs.org/model/champion-7gcbc) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BLANCA 7HC
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 596 total, 83 in this make and model, 13 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC74AA015](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC74AA015) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730731030559A

## Narrative

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

LOOKING FOR SHEEP.PEAKS E OF HEALY OBSCURD BY SCATTERD CUMULI THAT EVENING.TKOF BTN 1900 AND 2000.

## 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 ANC74AA015](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC74AA015), Jul 31, 1973: Champion 7GCBC (N5248X), Healy, AK, substantial damage, 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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