19761015033949A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Blanca 14-19 · Fort Littleton, PA · October 15, 1976

Date
October 15, 1976
Place
Fort Littleton, PA
Phase of flight
Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N526A
NTSB investigation
NTSBNYC77FGM02
Reported as
Blanca 1419
Reported engine
Lycoming
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
1,220 total340 in this make and model60 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Engine failed due to broken intake valve. Rising terrain in forced landing area.

As the FAA filed it

ENGINE FAILED DUE TO BROKEN INTAKE VALVE.RISING TERRAIN IN FORCED LANDING AREA.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.