# Accident 19811015067409A: Blanca 14193, Rio Vista, CA, October 15, 1981

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 15, 1981
- Place: Rio Vista, CA
- Airport: Rio Vista
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.1934° N, 121.7036° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at RIO VISTA MUNI (O88), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.1934&lon=-121.7036&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7615E, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7615E-1982-09-12) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bellanca 14-19-3 (registry code 3080106, https://openairdocs.org/model/bellanca-14-19-3) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BLANCA 14193
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,636 total, 20 in this make and model, 71 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX82DVG05](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX82DVG05) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19811015067409A

## Narrative

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

PILOT CLAIMED DOWNDRAFT ON FINAL CAUSED AIRCRAFT TO CRASH SHORT OF RUNWAY.

## 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 LAX82DVG05](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX82DVG05), Oct 15, 1981: Bellanca 14-19 (N7615E), Rio Vista, CA, 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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