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Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Blanca 8KCA/ · Caruthers, CA · August 18, 1978

Date
August 18, 1978
Place
Caruthers, CA
Phase of flight
Descent
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N5506Y
NTSB investigation
NTSBOAK78FA043
Reported as
Blanca 8KCA/
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
85 total6 in this make and model23 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Crashed in a vineyard while pulling out of unauthorized acrobaticeuver.

As the FAA filed it

CRASHED IN A VINEYARD WHILE PULLING OUT OF UNAUTHORIZED ACROBATICEUVER.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.