# Incident 19840810044939I: Blanca 7ACA, Bakersfield, CA, August 10, 1984

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 10, 1984, 09:32 local time
- Place: Bakersfield, CA
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.3733° N, 119.0187° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Bakersfield, CA, within about 7 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.3733&lon=-119.0187&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9155L, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9155L) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bellanca 7ACA (registry code 1220438, https://openairdocs.org/model/bellanca-7aca) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Franklin 2A4 series (registry code 27001, https://openairdocs.org/engine/franklin-2a4-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BLANCA 7ACA
- Reported engine: FRNKLN 2A120A
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,500 total, 300 in this make and model, 10 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840810044939I

## Narrative

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

A WORN CAMSHAFT EXHAUST LOBE CAUSED AN OVERHEATED AND ROUGH ENGINE. LANDED SAFELY IN A FIELD.

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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