# NTSB MIA76DKJ43: Bellanca 7KCAB, N9104L, Davenport, AL, January 13, 1976

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: January 13, 1976
- Place: Davenport, AL · DAVENPORT, AL
- Location: 32.0657° N, 86.4064° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Davenport, AL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.0657&lon=-86.4064&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report March 30, 1976
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 152862
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA76DKJ43
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA76DKJ43

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0323  76/1/13    DAVENPORT,AL        BELLANCA 7KCAB      CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 37, 684
        TIME - 2110                    N9104L              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 22 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          MONTGOMERY,AL               ENTERPRISE,AL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: INADEQUATE MAINTENANCE AND INSPECTION
           POWERPLANT - FUEL SYSTEM: FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM
           MISCELLANEOUS - FOREIGN MATERIAL AFFECTING NORMAL OPERATIONS
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL STARVATION
           TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- AIR INLET GASKET CAME LOOSE AND LODGED IN THROAT OF FUEL INJECTOR.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N9104L](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9104L), registered now, S/N 261-71 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELLANCA 7KCAB
- Registry model: [Champion 7KCAB](https://openairdocs.org/model/champion-7kcab) (registry code 21101P3) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming IO-320 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-io-320-series) (registry code 41509, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage

## 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 19760113000639A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760113000639A), Jan 13, 1976: Blanca 7KCAB, Davenport, AL, Substantial damage. Air inlet gasket came loose and lodged in throat of fuel injector.

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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