# Accident 19751023037239A: Blanca 7GC, Lordsburg, NM, October 23, 1975

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 23, 1975
- Place: Lordsburg, NM
- Airport: Lordsburg Municipal
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: In Traffic Pattern-Circling
- Location: 32.3337° N, 108.6919° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at LORDSBURG MUNI (LSB), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.3337&lon=-108.6919&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8547E, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8547E) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Champion 7GC (registry code 21101N2, https://openairdocs.org/model/champion-7gc) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-290 series (registry code 41506, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-290-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BLANCA 7GC
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 98 total, 87 in this make and model, 7 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN76AD020](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN76AD020) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19751023037239A

## Narrative

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

CROSSWINDS GUSTING TO 50K. PLTS 6TH ATTEMPT TO LND.

## 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 DEN76AD020](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN76AD020), Oct 23, 1975: Champion 7GC (N8547E), Lordsburg, NM, destroyed, 2 fatal

## Other reports on N8547E (1)

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

- [Accident 19730721020909A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730721020909A), Jul 21, 1973: Blanca 7GC (N8547E), Albuquerque, NM, Substantial damage. Ldg gr dmgd.

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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