# Incident 19780529040989I: Blanca 14132, Needles, CA, May 29, 1978

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 29, 1978, 13:05 local time
- Place: Needles, CA
- Airport: Municipal
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.8136° N, 114.6266° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Needles, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.8136&lon=-114.6266&mi=10
- Aircraft: N74411, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N74411) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bellanca 14-13-2 (registry code 1201004, https://openairdocs.org/model/bellanca-14-13-2) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Franklin 6A4150 series (registry code 27024, https://openairdocs.org/engine/franklin-6a4150-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BLANCA 14132
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 291 total, 44 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780529040989I

## Narrative

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

PILOT GROUND-LOOPED AFTER ENCOUNTERING TURBULENCE FROM DEPARTING WACO.

## Other reports on N74411 (1)

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

- [Incident 19800420044599I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800420044599I), Apr 20, 1980: Blanca 14132 (N74411), Albuquerque, NM, Minor damage. Left gear failed at wing attachment from old crack.

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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