# Accident 19740908034039A: Blanca 8KCAB, S Weymouth, MA, September 8, 1974

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 8, 1974
- Place: S Weymouth, MA
- Airport: Naas S Weymouth
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Location: 42.1751° N, 70.9495° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of South Weymouth, MA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.1751&lon=-70.9495&mi=10
- Aircraft: N86589, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N86589-2013-01-31) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bellanca 8KCAB (registry code 1220801, https://openairdocs.org/model/bellanca-8kcab) (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: 561 total, 232 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC75AN033](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC75AN033) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740908034039A

## Narrative

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

AUTH LMTD 500FT AGL.AFTR SPIN ROTATION STOPPED ACFT OBSVD HALF TWIST BFR ALMOST VERT DSCNT.

## 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 NYC75AN033](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC75AN033), Sep 8, 1974: Bellanca 8KCAB (N86589), S Weymouth, MA, substantial damage, 1 fatal

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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