# Accident 19741013034489A: Blanca 8GCBC, Adelanto, CA, October 13, 1974

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 13, 1974
- Place: Adelanto, CA
- Airport: El Mirage
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Location: 34.5828° N, 117.4092° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Adelanto, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.5828&lon=-117.4092&mi=10
- Aircraft: N86917, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N86917-2020-06-05) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bellanca 8GCBC (registry code 1220803, https://openairdocs.org/model/bellanca-8gcbc) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O&VO-360 series (registry code 41514, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BLANCA 8GCBC
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 395 total, 4 in this make and model, 28 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX75DUG15](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX75DUG15) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19741013034489A

## Narrative

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

PILOT STALLED AIRCRAFT DURING S TURNS AT LOW ALT.STALL WRNG INOP.

## 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 LAX75DUG15](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX75DUG15), Oct 13, 1974: Bellanca 8GCBC (N86917), Adelanto, CA, substantial damage

## Other reports on N86917 (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 20120516008019A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20120516008019A), May 16, 2012: Bellanca 8GCBC (N86917), Elberta, AL, Substantial damage. Pilot had been training with banner tow operator for the previous 9 days. Pilot had just completed a banner drop and then returned to field to land. Pilot and…

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.

---
OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.