# Accident 19780707024509A: Blanca 14193, Ft Huachuca, AZ, July 7, 1978

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 7, 1978
- Place: Ft Huachuca, AZ
- Airport: Libby Aaf
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Location: 31.5633° N, 110.3343° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Fort Huachuca, AZ, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=31.5633&lon=-110.3343&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6559V, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6559V) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bellanca 17-30 (registry code 1220432, https://openairdocs.org/model/bellanca-17-30) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental IO-520 series (registry code 17032, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-520-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BLANCA 14193
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 67 total, 24 in this make and model, 19 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX78DUJ77](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX78DUJ77) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780707024509A

## 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 LAX78DUJ77](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX78DUJ77), Jul 7, 1978: Bellanca 17-30 (N6559V), Ft Huachuca, AZ, substantial damage

## Other reports on N6559V (2)

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

- [Incident 20161125021149I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20161125021149I), Nov 25, 2016: Bellanca 17-30 (N6559V), Houston, TX, Minor damage. On 11/25/2016, at 2215 central standard time, a Bellanca super viking aircraft registration number N6559V lost all electrical power during a flight from…
- [Incident 19821123066629I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19821123066629I), Nov 23, 1982: Blanca 1730 (N6559V), Durango, CO, Minor damage. Gear down light stayed on during retraction. Gear collapsed on rollout. Left main gear hydraulic pump inoperative.

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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