# Accident 19760525014279A: Blanca 7ECA, Apple Valley, CA, May 25, 1976

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 25, 1976
- Place: Apple Valley, CA
- Airport: Apple Valley
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Location: 34.5753° N, 117.1862° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at APPLE VALLEY (APV), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.5753&lon=-117.1862&mi=10
- Aircraft: N86642, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N86642) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bellanca 7ECA (registry code 1220460, https://openairdocs.org/model/bellanca-7eca) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-235 series (registry code 41505, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-235-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BLANCA 7ECA
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 18 total, 18 in this make and model, 4 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX76DUG52](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX76DUG52) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760525014279A

## Narrative

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

GUSTING TO 15K. PLT RECALLED BY IP DUE UNEXPECTED WIND INCREASE.

## 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 LAX76DUG52](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX76DUG52), May 25, 1976: Bellanca 7ECA (N86642), Apple Valley, CA, substantial damage

## Other reports on N86642 (1)

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

- [Incident 20030219006759I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20030219006759I), Feb 19, 2003: Bbavia 7ECA (N86642), Glencoe, MN, Minor damage. (-23) On 2-19-03 at 1000 CST at Glencoe, MN. N86642 bellance 7ECA piloted by student pilot mark felling was practicing touch and go landings. Felling lost…

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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