# Accident 19880102033569A: Blanca 1413, Cocoa, FL, January 2, 1988

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 2, 1988, 15:15 local time
- Place: Cocoa, FL
- Airport: Merritt Island
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 28.3203° N, 80.6795° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=28.3203&lon=-80.6795&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8429H, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8429H-1993-04-30) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bellanca 14-13 (registry code 1201002, https://openairdocs.org/model/bellanca-14-13) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BLANCA 1413
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,500 total, 800 in this make and model, 25 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA88LA080](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA88LA080) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880102033569A

## Narrative

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

FORCED LANDING IN RIVER WHEN ENGINE QUIT ON TAKEOFF. HIT BOAT AND DOCK. CARBURETOR ICE POSSIBLE FACTOR.

## 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 MIA88LA080](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA88LA080), Jan 2, 1988: Bellanca 14-13 (N8429H), Merritt Island, 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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