# Accident 19780411035509A: Blanca 14193, Gulfport, MS, April 11, 1978

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 11, 1978
- Place: Gulfport, MS
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Climb
- Location: 30.3674° N, 89.0928° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Gulfport, MS, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.3674&lon=-89.0928&mi=10
- Aircraft: N39817, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N39817-1981-01-14) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bellanca 17-30A (registry code 1220433, https://openairdocs.org/model/bellanca-17-30a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BLANCA 14193
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 1,500 total, 300 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA78FA065](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA78FA065) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780411035509A

## Narrative

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

GENERAL DISINTEGRATION OF R WING.

## 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 MIA78FA065](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA78FA065), Apr 11, 1978: Bellanca 17-30A (N39817), Gulfport, MS, 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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