# NTSB LAX78FUQ02: Bellanca 7KCAB, N1164E, Santa Paula, CA, October 23, 1977

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: October 23, 1977
- Place: Santa Paula, CA · SANTA PAULA, CA
- Location: 34.3549° N, 119.0663° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Santa Paula, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.3549&lon=-119.0663&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report November 29, 1977
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 144771
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX78FUQ02
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX78FUQ02

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3365  77/10/23   SANTA PAULA,CA      BELLANCA 7KCAB      CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 64, 692
        TIME - 1100                    N1164E              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 219 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - SANTA PAULA
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          SANTA PAULA,CA              LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: DESCENDING
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - LUBRICATING SYSTEM: LINES,HOSES,FITTING
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OIL EXHAUSTION-ENGINE LUBRICATION SYSTEM
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED CLEARANCE
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- OIL PRESSURE LINE AND STRAIGHT NIPPLE RESTRICTOR FITTINGS FAILED.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N1164E](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1164E-1985-02-12), registration cancelled 1985-02-12, S/N 615-77 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELLANCA 7KCAB
- Registry model: [Bellanca 7KCAB](https://openairdocs.org/model/bellanca-7kcab) (registry code 1220701) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Santa Paula

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19771023033699A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19771023033699A), Oct 23, 1977: Blanca 7KCAB, Santa Paula, CA, Substantial damage. Oil pressure line and straight nipple restrictor fittings failed.

## Other investigations on N1164E (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 LAX81FA113](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX81FA113), Aug 1, 1981: Bellanca 7KCAB (N1164E), King City, CA, destroyed, 2 fatal

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.

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