# Accident 19830717039669A: Blanca 7ACA, Homestead, FL, July 17, 1983

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 17, 1983, 20:34 local time
- Place: Homestead, FL
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 25.4907° N, 80.5109° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=25.4907&lon=-80.5109&mi=10
- Aircraft: N68556, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N68556-1992-12-18) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bellanca 7ACA (registry code 1220438, https://openairdocs.org/model/bellanca-7aca) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BLANCA 7ACA
- Reported engine: FRNKLN 2A120A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 230 total, 17 in this make and model, 17 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA83LA186](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA83LA186) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830717039669A

## Narrative

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

ENGINE QUIT. STARTER INOPERATIVE. FLIPPED OVER IN A SWAMP LANDING. INDICATES AIRCRAFTS FUEL WAS EXHAUSTED.

## 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 MIA83LA186](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA83LA186), Jul 18, 1983: Bellanca 7ACA (N68556), Homestead, FL, 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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