# Accident 19771012033609A: Blanca 8KCAB, Van Nuys, CA, October 12, 1977

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 12, 1977
- Place: Van Nuys, CA
- Airport: Van Nuys
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Location: 34.2098° N, 118.4900° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at VAN NUYS (VNY), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.2098&lon=-118.4900&mi=10
- Aircraft: N11859, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N11859-2015-06-01) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bellanca 8KCAB (registry code 1220801, https://openairdocs.org/model/bellanca-8kcab) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming IO-320 series (registry code 41509, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-io-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BLANCA 8KCAB
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 297 total, 8 in this make and model, 13 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX78DUQ04](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX78DUQ04) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19771012033609A

## Narrative

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

LEFT LANDING GEAR COLLAPSED,BROKEN REAR WING SPAR

## 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 LAX78DUQ04](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX78DUQ04), Oct 12, 1977: Bellanca 8KCAB (N11859), Van Nuys, CA, substantial damage

## Other reports on N11859 (1)

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

- [Incident 19821002070779I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19821002070779I), Oct 2, 1982: Bbavia 7ECA (N11859), Oakland, CA, Minor damage. Tail wheel fell off on takeoff. Ran off the runway on landing with the attach bolt scraping the runway.

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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