# Accident 19790115028989A: Blanca 1731, Gorman, CA, January 15, 1979

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 15, 1979
- Place: Gorman, CA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Unknown/Not Reported
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.7961° N, 118.8526° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Gorman, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.7961&lon=-118.8526&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7367V (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: BLANCA 1731
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 580 total, 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX81FA005](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX81FA005) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790115028989A

## Narrative

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

HIT MOUNTAIN NEAR CREST IN LEVEL FLIGHT. FLIGHT NOT RECOMMENDED. MOUNTAINS OBSCURED EN ROUTE, ICING.

## 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 LAX81FA005](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX81FA005), Jan 15, 1979: Bellanca 17-31 (N7367V), Gorman, CA, destroyed, 1 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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