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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Blanca 7KCAB · Bridgeport, NJ · October 13, 1974

Date
October 13, 1974
Place
Bridgeport, NJ
Airport
Bridgeport
Phase of flight
Forced Landing
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N5129X
NTSB investigation
NTSBNYC75FHD24
Reported as
Blanca 7KCAB
Reported engine
Lycoming
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
5,000 total400 in this make and model205 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Insulation burned off gnd wire in overhead switch panel gndd out both mag switches. Sand quarry.

As the FAA filed it

INSULATION BURNED OFF GND WIRE IN OVERHEAD SWITCH PANEL GNDD OUT BOTH MAG SWITCHES.SAND QUARRY.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.