# Accident 19751128038159A: Blanca 7BCM, Watertown, SD, November 28, 1975

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 28, 1975
- Place: Watertown, SD
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Location: 44.9092° N, 97.1557° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Watertown, SD, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.9092&lon=-97.1557&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4293E, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4293E-1989-10-04) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Aeronca 7BCM (registry code 2110106, https://openairdocs.org/model/aeronca-7bcm) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BLANCA 7BCM
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 250 total, 200 in this make and model, 40 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MKC76FTK15](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC76FTK15) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19751128038159A

## Narrative

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

30-40FT AGL ACFT SUDDENLY PITCHED DOWN & LEFT.

## 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 MKC76FTK15](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC76FTK15), Nov 28, 1975: Aeronca 7BCM (N4293E), Watertown, SD, 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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