# Accident 19730907030179A: Blanca 14193A, Hammondsport, NY, September 7, 1973

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 7, 1973
- Place: Hammondsport, NY
- Airport: Hammondsport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Location: 42.4087° N, 77.2229° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Hammondsport, NY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.4087&lon=-77.2229&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8530R, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8530R-1974-04-24) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bellanca 14-19-3A (registry code 1250013, https://openairdocs.org/model/bellanca-14-19-3a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BLANCA 14193A
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,000 total, 170 in this make and model, 15 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC74FFJ09](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC74FFJ09) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730907030179A

## Narrative

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

NR 3 PISTON OIL WIPER RING STUCK FRACTURED AT HEEL TWIST DVLPD PISTON BROKE.AIRCRAFT HIT HEDGEROW.

## 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 NYC74FFJ09](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC74FFJ09), Sep 7, 1973: Bellanca 14-19 (N8530R), Hammondsport, NY, 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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