# Accident 19761113034799A: Blanca 7ACA, Pacoima, CA, November 13, 1976

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 13, 1976
- Place: Pacoima, CA
- Airport: Whiteman Airpark
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Location: 34.2625° N, 118.4270° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Pacoima, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.2625&lon=-118.4270&mi=10
- Aircraft: N62965, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N62965) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bellanca 7ACA (registry code 1220438, https://openairdocs.org/model/bellanca-7aca) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Franklin 2A4 series (registry code 27001, https://openairdocs.org/engine/franklin-2a4-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BLANCA 7ACA
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 263 total, 103 in this make and model, 9 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX77DUQ08](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX77DUQ08) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19761113034799A

## Narrative

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

2 PLUGS FOULED.

## 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 LAX77DUQ08](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX77DUQ08), Nov 13, 1976: Champion 7ACA (N62965), Pacoima, CA, substantial damage

## Other reports on N62965 (1)

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

- [Accident 19731107036589A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19731107036589A), Nov 7, 1973: Blanca 7ACA (N62965), Hanover, NJ, Substantial damage. Full stall ldg in swamp to avoid trees.2 cyl eng. Spark plugs fouled,cleaned 34HRS prior.

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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