# Accident 19761015033949A: Blanca 1419, Fort Littleton, PA, October 15, 1976

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 15, 1976
- Place: Fort Littleton, PA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Location: 40.0629° N, 77.9636° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Fort Littleton, PA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.0629&lon=-77.9636&mi=10
- Aircraft: N526A, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N526A-2012-08-14) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bellanca 14-19 (registry code 3080102, https://openairdocs.org/model/bellanca-14-19) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-435A/0-435C (registry code 41517, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-435a-0-435c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BLANCA 1419
- Reported engine: LYC
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,220 total, 340 in this make and model, 60 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC77FGM02](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC77FGM02) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19761015033949A

## Narrative

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

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

## 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 NYC77FGM02](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC77FGM02), Oct 15, 1976: Bellanca 14-19 (N526A), Fort Littleton, PA, substantial damage

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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