# Accident 19760508012139A: Blanca 7KCAB, Terra Bella, CA, May 8, 1976

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 8, 1976
- Place: Terra Bella, CA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Location: 35.9600° N, 119.0385° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Terra Bella, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.9600&lon=-119.0385&mi=10
- Aircraft: N90998, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N90998) (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 7KCAB
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 982 total, 73 in this make and model, 47 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX76DVA61](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX76DVA61) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760508012139A

## Narrative

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

ENGINE RUNNING ROUGH. LND IN ALFALFA FLD.

## 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 LAX76DVA61](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX76DVA61), May 8, 1976: Champion 7KCAB (N90998), Terra Bella, CA, substantial damage

## Other reports on N90998 (1)

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

- [Incident 19880825060309I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880825060309I), Aug 25, 1988: Bbavia 7KCAB (N90998), Burlington/Mt V, WA, Minor damage. Aircraft bounced on landing and stalled on recovery. Resulting touchdown caused prop strike.

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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