# Accident 19730927031339A: Blanca 7KCAB, Friendswood, TX, September 27, 1973

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 27, 1973
- Place: Friendswood, TX
- Airport: Clover Field
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: In Traffic Pattern-Circling
- Location: 29.5077° N, 95.2006° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Friendswood, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.5077&lon=-95.2006&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5281X, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5281X-2012-08-14) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Champion 7KCAB (registry code 21101P3, https://openairdocs.org/model/champion-7kcab) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming IO-320 series (registry code 41509, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-io-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BLANCA 7KCAB
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 326 total, 2 in this make and model, 63 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW74FRA16](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW74FRA16) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730927031339A

## Narrative

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

PLT FED TOW CABLE FRM COCKPIT DOOR,FOULED IN TAILWHEEL STEERING HORN.

## 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 FTW74FRA16](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW74FRA16), Sep 27, 1973: Champion 7KCAB (N5281X), Friendswood, TX, 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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