# Accident 19730825027459A: Blanca 7AC, Clanton, AL, August 25, 1973

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 25, 1973
- Place: Clanton, AL
- Airport: Gregg Field
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Go Round (Aborted VFR)
- Location: 32.8456° N, 86.6195° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Clanton, AL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.8456&lon=-86.6195&mi=10
- Aircraft: N83608, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N83608-2018-02-15) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Aeronca 7AC (registry code 2110102, https://openairdocs.org/model/aeronca-7ac) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental A&C65 series (registry code 17003, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-a-c65-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BLANCA 7AC
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 125 total, 8 in this make and model, 29 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA74DKJ18](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA74DKJ18) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730825027459A

## Narrative

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

PVT PLT NOT CERTIFICATED AS FLT INSTRUCTOR.

## 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 MIA74DKJ18](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA74DKJ18), Aug 25, 1973: Aeronca 7AC (N83608), Clanton, AL, substantial damage

## Other reports on N83608 (1)

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

- [Accident 20030924026669A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20030924026669A), Sep 24, 2003: Bbavia 7AC (N83608), Pell City, AL, Substantial damage. (-23) Pilot stated that he took off approximately at 5:30 pm local time from runway 20 at st. clair county airport (plr) VMC. He climbed to 2500 feet MSL 4…

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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