# Accident 19731220039869A: Blanca 7GCBC, Kodiak, AK, December 20, 1973

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 20, 1973
- Place: Kodiak, AK
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Location: 57.7906° N, 152.4222° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Kodiak, AK, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=57.7906&lon=-152.4222&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9018L, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9018L) (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
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 10,000 total, 0 in this make and model, 100 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC74DAG82](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC74DAG82) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19731220039869A

## Narrative

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

LDG AREA COVERED BY CRUSTED SNOW ABT 4 IN DEEP. GR BROKE THRU.

## 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 ANC74DAG82](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC74DAG82), Dec 20, 1973: Champion 7GCBC (N9018L), Kodiak, AK, substantial damage

## Other reports on N9018L (2)

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

- [Accident 19990906027899A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990906027899A), Sep 6, 1999: Bbavia 7GCBC (N9018L), Sleetmute, AK, Substantial damage. (.19) On September 6, 1999, about 1600 Alaska daylight time, a champion 7GCBC airplane, N9018L, sustained substantial damage during a hard landing on a gravel…
- [Incident 19810512053179I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810512053179I), May 12, 1981: Bbavia 7GCBC (N9018L), Ninilchik, AK, Minor damage. Low oil pressure, elected to land on highway, right brake failed veered off road. Oil pressure ok, brake unknown.

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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