# Accident 19791004031139A: Blanca 8KCAB, San Pedro, CA, October 4, 1979

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 4, 1979, 14:30 local time
- Place: San Pedro, CA
- Damage: Damage unknown
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.7359° N, 118.2923° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of San Pedro, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.7359&lon=-118.2923&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8716V, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8716V-1980-03-25) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bellanca 8KCAB (registry code 1220801, https://openairdocs.org/model/bellanca-8kcab) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BLANCA 8KCAB
- Reported engine: LYC IO320E1A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 124 total, 6 in this make and model, 20 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX80FUA01](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX80FUA01) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19791004031139A

## Narrative

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

PLT REPORTED ENGINE STOP. & ELECTRIC PWR LOST AFTER PRACTICE SPIN RECOVERY. DITCHED ACFT IN OCEAN. ACFT SANK.

## 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 LAX80FUA01](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX80FUA01), Oct 4, 1979: Bellanca 8KCAB (N8716V), San Pedro, CA, destroyed

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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