# Accident 19770807030699A: Blanca 1413, Mesa, AZ, August 7, 1977

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 7, 1977
- Place: Mesa, AZ
- Airport: Falcon
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Location: 33.4608° N, 111.7283° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at FALCON FLD (FFZ), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.4608&lon=-111.7283&mi=10
- Aircraft: N86769, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N86769-2012-11-14) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bellanca 14-13 (registry code 1201002, https://openairdocs.org/model/bellanca-14-13) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Franklin 6A4150 series (registry code 27024, https://openairdocs.org/engine/franklin-6a4150-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BLANCA 1413
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 3
- Pilot flight hours: 530 total, 15 in this make and model, 65 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX77FUJ78](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX77FUJ78) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770807030699A

## Narrative

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

DENSITY ALT 3700FT.UNAPPROVED PROP.NO ENGINE MALFUNCTION FOUND ON TEAR DOWN.

## 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 LAX77FUJ78](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX77FUJ78), Aug 7, 1977: Bellanca 14-13 (N86769), Mesa, AZ, destroyed, 3 fatal

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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