# Accident 19731214040059A: Blanca 7AC, Marble Falls, TX, December 14, 1973

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 14, 1973
- Place: Marble Falls, TX
- Airport: Horseshoe Bay
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Location: 30.5602° N, 98.2773° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Marble Falls, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.5602&lon=-98.2773&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2603E, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2603E) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Aeronca 7AC (registry code 2110102, https://openairdocs.org/model/aeronca-7ac) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental A&C65 series (registry code 17003, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-a-c65-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BLANCA 7AC
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 6,035 total, 2 in this make and model, 70 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW74DRG43](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW74DRG43) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19731214040059A

## Narrative

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

PLT LOST CONTROL DURING LANDING,GEAR COLLAPSED ON IMPACT WITH ROCKS.OTHER PLT ON CONTROLS ALSO.

## 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 FTW74DRG43](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW74DRG43), Dec 14, 1973: Aeronca 7AC (N2603E), Marble Falls, TX, substantial damage

## Other reports on N2603E (1)

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

- [Accident 19860512044531A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860512044531A), May 12, 1986: Bbavia 7AC (N2603E), Blackwell, OK, Substantial damage. Crossed under 5878R during formation practice. Right wing collided with its left wing. 5878R dived into the ground.

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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