# Accident 19750531013739A: Blanca 14192, Garberville, CA, May 31, 1975

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 31, 1975
- Place: Garberville, CA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Location: 40.1003° N, 123.7943° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Garberville, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.1003&lon=-123.7943&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7683B, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7683B) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bellanca 14-19-2 (registry code 3080104, https://openairdocs.org/model/bellanca-14-19-2) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental O-470 series (registry code 17026, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BLANCA 14192
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 315 total, 115 in this make and model, 55 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB OAK75DVD51](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK75DVD51) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750531013739A

## Narrative

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

STRUCK LARGE ROCK

## 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 OAK75DVD51](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK75DVD51), May 31, 1975: Bellanca 14-192 (N7683B), Garberville, CA, substantial damage

## Other reports on N7683B (1)

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

- [Incident 20070904021569I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20070904021569I), Sep 4, 2007: Blanca 14192 (N7683B), Fullerton, CA, Minor damage. (-23) N7683B, Bellanca, while on approach to kful, pilot lowered the landing gear and did not get a green light for the left main gear. He requested a go…

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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