# Accident 19840617024609A: Blanca 14132, Coalinga, CA, June 17, 1984

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 17, 1984, 13:43 local time
- Place: Coalinga, CA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.1896° N, 120.3908° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.1896&lon=-120.3908&mi=10
- Aircraft: N74431, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N74431) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bellanca 14-13-2 (registry code 1201004, https://openairdocs.org/model/bellanca-14-13-2) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Franklin 6A4150 series (registry code 27024, https://openairdocs.org/engine/franklin-6a4150-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BLANCA 14132
- Reported engine: FRNKLN 6A4150B3
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 410 total, 249 in this make and model, 7 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX84LA357](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX84LA357) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840617024609A

## Narrative

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

PILOTS INDECISION ABOUT LANDING CAUSED AIRCRAFT TO LAND SHORT IN PLOWED FIELD.

## 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 LAX84LA357](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX84LA357), Jun 17, 1984: Bellanca 14-13 (N74431), Coalinga, 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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