# Accident 19740524016649A: Blanca 8KCAB, Gilroy, CA, May 24, 1974

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 24, 1974
- Place: Gilroy, CA
- Airport: South County
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Location: 37.0064° N, 121.5853° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Gilroy, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.0064&lon=-121.5853&mi=10
- Aircraft: N41817, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N41817-1975-05-09) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bellanca 8KCAB (registry code 1220801, https://openairdocs.org/model/bellanca-8kcab) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BLANCA 8KCAB
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,837 total, 8 in this make and model, 253 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB OAK74FVM29](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK74FVM29) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740524016649A

## Narrative

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

PLT STATED HE BLACKED OUT DRG HI G LOADS. BOTH WGS DEFORMED. PLT LND OK.

## 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 OAK74FVM29](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK74FVM29), May 24, 1974: Bellanca 8KCAB (N41817), Gilroy, CA, 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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