# Accident 19730916030539A: Blanca 7HC, Tewksbury, MA, September 16, 1973

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 16, 1973
- Place: Tewksbury, MA
- Airport: Tew-Mac
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Starting Engines
- Location: 42.5975° N, 71.2046° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at TEW MAC (80MA), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.5975&lon=-71.2046&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1816G, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1816G-1975-09-19) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Champion 7ECA (registry code 21101NN, https://openairdocs.org/model/champion-7eca) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BLANCA 7HC
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 330 total, 218 in this make and model, 218 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC74DNA21](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC74DNA21) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730916030539A

## Narrative

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

ACFT SVCD FOR AM FISH SPOT FLT.ROPE TIED TO TAIL BROKE.

## 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 NYC74DNA21](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC74DNA21), Sep 16, 1973: Champion 7AC (N1816G), Tewksbury, MA, substantial damage

## Other reports on N1816G (1)

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

- [Accident 19750729024179A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750729024179A), Jul 29, 1975: Blanca 7ECA (N1816G), Martha Vinyard, MA, Destroyed. Plt unable restart engine. Ditch acft near fishing boat.

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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