# Accident 19740812026899A: Blanca 8KCAB, Liberal, KS, August 12, 1974

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 12, 1974
- Place: Liberal, KS
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Location: 37.0461° N, 100.9277° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Liberal, KS, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.0461&lon=-100.9277&mi=10
- Aircraft: N41823, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N41823-2012-06-07) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bellanca 7KCAB (registry code 1220701, https://openairdocs.org/model/bellanca-7kcab) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming IO-320 series (registry code 41509, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-io-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BLANCA 8KCAB
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 688 total, 308 in this make and model, 260 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MKC75FCQ12](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC75FCQ12) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740812026899A

## Narrative

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

WITNESSES REPORTED LOW FLYING AND LOOP TYPE MAN PRIOR TO GND IMPACT.LITTLE OR NO FUEL IN TANKS.

## 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 MKC75FCQ12](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC75FCQ12), Aug 12, 1974: Bellanca 7KCAB (N41823), Liberal, KS, 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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