# Accident 19731006039819A: Blanca 7HC, Malboro, MA, October 6, 1973

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 6, 1973
- Place: Malboro, MA
- Airport: Malboro
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Aircraft: N5116T, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5116T-1973-11-12) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Champion 7ECA (registry code 21101NN, https://openairdocs.org/model/champion-7eca) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BLANCA 7HC
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 555 total, 4 in this make and model, 2 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC74DNA18](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC74DNA18) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19731006039819A

## Narrative

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

BOUNCED LDG ACFT AIRBORNE IN NEAR-STALL ATTITUDE UN CLR TREES PLT ELECTED CHOP PWR GND LOOP ACFT.

## 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 NYC74DNA18](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC74DNA18), Oct 6, 1973: Champion 7ECA (N5116T), Malboro, MA, destroyed

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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