# Accident 19760628023409A: Blanca 14192, Grass Valley, CA, June 28, 1976

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 28, 1976
- Place: Grass Valley, CA
- Airport: Grass Valley
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Location: 39.2203° N, 121.0527° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Grass Valley, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.2203&lon=-121.0527&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9846B, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9846B) (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
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 898 total, 400 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB OAK76DVG88](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK76DVG88) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760628023409A

## Narrative

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

PLT THOUGHT R GR WAS RETRACTING. ATTMPTD GO ARND & LOST CTL. NO GR MALFUNCTION FOUND.

## 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 OAK76DVG88](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK76DVG88), Jun 28, 1976: Bellanca 14-19 (N9846B), Grass Valley, CA, substantial damage

## Other reports on N9846B (3)

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

- [Accident 20260629007269A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20260629007269A), Jun 29, 2026: Bellanca 14-19-2 (N9846B), Washington, OK, Destroyed, 2 fatal. On 29 June 2026, at approximately 1200 local time, a 1958 Bellanca 14-19-2 crashed shortly after takeoff from paradise air haven airport. Both occupants…
- [Incident 19900316012489I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900316012489I), Mar 16, 1990: Blanca 14192 (N9846B), Monterey, CA, Minor damage. Lost directional control of aircraft on landing. Ran off the runway.
- [Incident 19891126059419I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19891126059419I), Nov 26, 1989: Blanca 14192 (N9846B), Salinas, CA, Minor damage. Braked hard while turning off runway. Propeller struck runway.

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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