# Accident 19771023033699A: Blanca 7KCAB, Santa Paula, CA, October 23, 1977

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 23, 1977
- Place: Santa Paula, CA
- Airport: Santa Paula
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Location: 34.3470° N, 119.0616° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at SANTA PAULA (SZP), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.3470&lon=-119.0616&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1164E, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1164E-1985-02-12) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bellanca 7KCAB (registry code 1220701, https://openairdocs.org/model/bellanca-7kcab) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BLANCA 7KCAB
- Reported engine: LYC
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 692 total, 219 in this make and model, 26 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX78FUQ02](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX78FUQ02) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19771023033699A

## Narrative

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

OIL PRESSURE LINE AND STRAIGHT NIPPLE RESTRICTOR FITTINGS FAILED.

## 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 LAX78FUQ02](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX78FUQ02), Oct 23, 1977: Bellanca 7KCAB (N1164E), Santa Paula, CA, substantial damage

## Other reports on N1164E (1)

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

- [Accident 19810801050419A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810801050419A), Aug 1, 1981: Bbavia 7KCAB (N1164E), King City, CA, Destroyed. Violent updraft on takeoff climb. Airplane stalled and dived into ground. Severe winds exceeded aircraft control.

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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