# Accident 19770501013569A: Blanca 14133, Maple Valley, WA, May 1, 1977

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 1, 1977
- Place: Maple Valley, WA
- Airport: Cedar Grove
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Location: 47.3671° N, 122.0348° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Maple Valley, WA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.3671&lon=-122.0348&mi=10
- Aircraft: N86726, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N86726) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bellanca 14-13 (registry code 1201002, https://openairdocs.org/model/bellanca-14-13) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O&VO-360 series (registry code 41514, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BLANCA 14133
- Reported engine: FRNKLN
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 220 total, 84 in this make and model, 34 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA77FYE17](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA77FYE17) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770501013569A

## Narrative

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

ACFT LANDED IN GRAVEL PIT.

## 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 SEA77FYE17](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA77FYE17), May 1, 1977: Bellanca 14-13 (N86726), Maple Valley, WA, substantial damage

## Other reports on N86726 (3)

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

- [Incident 19830624037529I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830624037529I), Jun 24, 1983: Blanca 1413 (N86726), Addison, TX, Minor damage. Unable to lower gear. Emergency gear handle broke. Landed gear up. Gear motor had seized.
- [Incident 19820906049209I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820906049209I), Sep 6, 1982: Blanca 1413 (N86726), Addison, TX, Minor damage. Tail wheel shimmy on landing. Pilot lost control and aircraft veered off runway. No defects in tail wheel assembly.
- [Accident 19750627018799A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750627018799A), Jun 27, 1975: Blanca 1413 (N86726), Astoria, OR, Substantial damage. After passing thru shower noted temp drop 55-30DEGREES.lost eng,forced ldg on dock. Hit logs.

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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