# Accident 19781014031619A: Blanca 7KCA/, Excelsior Spgs, MO, October 14, 1978

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 14, 1978
- Place: Excelsior Spgs, MO
- Airport: Excelsior Spgs
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Location: 39.3373° N, 94.1974° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at EXCELSIOR SPRINGS MEML (3EX), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.3373&lon=-94.1974&mi=10
- Aircraft: N88063, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N88063) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bellanca 7KCAB (registry code 1220701, https://openairdocs.org/model/bellanca-7kcab) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming IO-320 series (registry code 41509, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-io-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BLANCA 7KCA/
- Reported engine: LYC
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,179 total, 24 in this make and model, 104 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MKC79FCG07](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC79FCG07) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19781014031619A

## Narrative

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

FUEL CONTROL RSA-5AD SN51149.FUEL DIAPHRAGM FAILED.SB ISSUED 8/16FIVE DAYS AFT PUMP OVERHAULED

## 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 MKC79FCG07](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC79FCG07), Oct 14, 1978: Bellanca 7KCAB (N88063), Excelsior Spgs, MO, substantial damage

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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