# Accident 19771002039499A: Blanca 8KCAB, Vernal, UT, October 2, 1977

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 2, 1977
- Place: Vernal, UT
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Location: 40.4517° N, 109.5381° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Vernal, UT, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.4517&lon=-109.5381&mi=10
- Aircraft: N53961, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N53961-1978-02-06) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bellanca 8KCAB (registry code 1220801, https://openairdocs.org/model/bellanca-8kcab) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BLANCA 8KCAB
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 127 total, 27 in this make and model, 22 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN78FA001](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN78FA001) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19771002039499A

## Narrative

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

No narrative was filed.

## 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 DEN78FA001](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN78FA001), Oct 2, 1977: Bellanca 8KCAB (N53961), Vernal, UT, destroyed, 2 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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