# Accident 19900121000889A: Blanca 14192, Palos Verdes, CA, January 21, 1990

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 21, 1990, 15:48 local time
- Place: Palos Verdes, CA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: DOAA
- Location: 33.7305° N, 118.3099° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.7305&lon=-118.3099&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7654B, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7654B-2017-06-21) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bellanca 14-19-2 (registry code 3080104, https://openairdocs.org/model/bellanca-14-19-2) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental O-470 series (registry code 17026, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BLANCA 14192
- Reported engine: CONT O470L
- People aboard: 4
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 7,000 total, 303 in this make and model, 46 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX90LA075](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX90LA075) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900121000889A

## Narrative

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

ENGINE STOPPED. DITCHED IN OCEAN AND SANK AFTER OCCUPANTS RESCUED. PILOT BELEIVES FUEL STARVATION.

## 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 LAX90LA075](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX90LA075), Jan 21, 1990: Bellanca 14-19-2 (N7654B), Palos Verdes, CA, destroyed. Probable cause: LOSS OF ENGINE POWER FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS.

## Other reports on N7654B (2)

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

- [Incident 19890505011189I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890505011189I), May 5, 1989: Blanca 14192 (N7654B), Avalon, CA, Minor damage. Gear would not lock in down position prior to landing.
- [Incident 19840118009459I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840118009459I), Jan 18, 1984: Blanca 14192 (N7654B), Clinton, WA, Minor damage. Engine quit. After landing landing clearance, landed off airport. Cause not determined.

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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