# Accident 19780913035699A: Blanca 14193, San Jose, CA, September 13, 1978

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 13, 1978
- Place: San Jose, CA
- Airport: Reid-Hillview
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Location: 37.3394° N, 121.8950° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of San Jose, CA, within about 8 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.3394&lon=-121.8950&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6626V, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6626V-2013-09-26) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bellanca 17-31A (registry code 1220435, https://openairdocs.org/model/bellanca-17-31a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming TI0-540 series (registry code 41533, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-ti0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BLANCA 14193
- Reported engine: LYC
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 824 total, 9 in this make and model, 110 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB OAK78FA052](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK78FA052) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780913035699A

## Narrative

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

USED NEARLY ALL OF 3099FT RWY.AVOIDING BLDG RETURNING TO AIRPORT.

## 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 OAK78FA052](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK78FA052), Sep 13, 1978: Bellanca 17-31A (N6626V), San Jose, CA, destroyed, 3 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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