# Accident 19731102035609A: Blanca 7GCBC, Bealton, VA, November 2, 1973

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 2, 1973
- Place: Bealton, VA
- Airport: Flying Circus
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Location: 38.5504° N, 77.7158° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at FLYING CIRCUS AERODROME (3VA3), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.5504&lon=-77.7158&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1670G, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1670G) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Champion 7GCBC (registry code 21101PK, https://openairdocs.org/model/champion-7gcbc) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BLANCA 7GCBC
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 533 total, 12 in this make and model, 25 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB IAD74FIA07](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD74FIA07) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19731102035609A

## Narrative

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

ACFT DRIFTED SIDEWARD DRG TOUCHDOWN.WIND GUSTING 20K.

## 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 IAD74FIA07](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD74FIA07), Nov 2, 1973: Champion 7GCBC (N1670G), Bealton, VA, 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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