# Accident 19730826027149A: Blanca 14132, Orofino, ID, August 26, 1973

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 26, 1973
- Place: Orofino, ID
- Airport: Orofino
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Location: 46.4920° N, 116.2754° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at OROFINO MUNI (S68), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=46.4920&lon=-116.2754&mi=10
- Aircraft: N74450, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N74450) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bellanca 14-13-2 (registry code 1201004, https://openairdocs.org/model/bellanca-14-13-2) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Franklin 6A4150 series (registry code 27024, https://openairdocs.org/engine/franklin-6a4150-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BLANCA 14132
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 283 total, 126 in this make and model, 60 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA74DYG11](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA74DYG11) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730826027149A

## Narrative

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

STRUCK GRND DRG RECOVERY ATTMPT.

## 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 SEA74DYG11](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA74DYG11), Aug 26, 1973: Bellanca 14-193 (N74450), Orofino, ID, 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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