# Accident 19880927046429A: Blanca 14193, Oak Grove, AL, September 27, 1988

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 27, 1988, 19:10 local time
- Place: Oak Grove, AL
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.1904° N, 86.3037° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Oak Grove, AL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.1904&lon=-86.3037&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7637E, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7637E-1992-12-10) (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
- Reported engine: CONT IO470F
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- Pilot flight hours: 1,332 total, 68 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL88FA256](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL88FA256) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880927046429A

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT BROKE UP IN FLIGHT,INDICATES OPERATED IN CLOUDS. LOST CONTROL AND SPIRAL DIVE.PILOT NOT INSTRUMENT CURRENT

## 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 ATL88FA256](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL88FA256), Sep 28, 1988: Bellanca 14-19-3 (N7637E), Oak Grove, AL, destroyed, 2 fatal

## Other reports on N7637E (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 19880413055789I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880413055789I), Apr 13, 1988: Blanca 14193 (N7637E), Tawas City, MI. Forced landing on road when engine lost power. Found a broken carburetor linkage part.

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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