# Accident 19761002031639A: Blanca 7GCBC, San Diego, CA, October 2, 1976

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 2, 1976
- Place: San Diego, CA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Location: 32.7153° N, 117.1573° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of San Diego, CA, within about 10 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.7153&lon=-117.1573&mi=10
- Aircraft: N88259, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N88259-1976-12-06) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bellanca 7GCBC (registry code 1220601, https://openairdocs.org/model/bellanca-7gcbc) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BLANCA 7GCBC
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,600 total, 1,600 in this make and model, 250 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX77DUM02](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX77DUM02) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19761002031639A

## Narrative

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

SANK IN OCEAN.

## 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 LAX77DUM02](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX77DUM02), Oct 2, 1976: Bellanca 7GCBC (N88259), San Diego, CA, destroyed

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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