# Accident 19730920037609A: Blanca 7ECA, Statesboro, GA, September 20, 1973

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 20, 1973
- Place: Statesboro, GA
- Airport: Glynn County
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Location: 32.4394° N, 81.7751° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Statesboro, GA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.4394&lon=-81.7751&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5195T, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5195T) (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 7ECA
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 895 total, 21 in this make and model, 13 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA74DKG37](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA74DKG37) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730920037609A

## Narrative

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

ASEL FLT TEST SHORT FLD LDG A/S CRITICAL PLT APPLIED POWER TO RAPIDLY ENG DID NOT RESPOND.

## 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 MIA74DKG37](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA74DKG37), Sep 20, 1973: Bellanca 7ECA (N5195T), Statesboro, GA, 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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