# Accident 19730908028269A: Blanca 7HC, Gettysburg, PA, September 8, 1973

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 8, 1973
- Place: Gettysburg, PA
- Airport: Doersam
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Location: 39.8306° N, 77.2341° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Gettysburg, PA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.8306&lon=-77.2341&mi=10
- Aircraft: N84591, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N84591) (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 7HC
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 22 total, 22 in this make and model, 7 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC74FGT05](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC74FGT05) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730908028269A

## Narrative

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

DRG RCVRY PLT ATMTD ADD PWR PUT THE NOSE DOWN.L WING HIT GND.

## 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 NYC74FGT05](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC74FGT05), Sep 8, 1973: Aeronca 7AC (N84591), Gettysburg, PA, 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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