# Accident 19730125002329A: Blanca 1730, Dunkirk, NY, January 25, 1973

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 25, 1973
- Place: Dunkirk, NY
- Airport: Dunkirk Municipal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.4744° N, 79.3472° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at Dunkirk Airport, closed, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.4744&lon=-79.3472&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4935V, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4935V-2018-02-08) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bellanca 17-30 (registry code 1220432, https://openairdocs.org/model/bellanca-17-30) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental IO-520 series (registry code 17032, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-520-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BLANCA 1730
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,026 total, 572 in this make and model, 25 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC73DFJ18](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC73DFJ18) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730125002329A

## Narrative

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

FUEL IN AUX TANKS NOT USED.

## 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 NYC73DFJ18](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC73DFJ18), Jan 25, 1973: Bellanca 17-30 (N4935V), Dunkirk, NY, substantial damage

## Other reports on N4935V (2)

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

- [Incident 19900705031989I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900705031989I), Jul 5, 1990: Blanca 1730 (N4935V), Litchfield, IL, Minor damage. Lost directional control on a crosswind landing. Veered off the runway.
- [Incident 19810312020289I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810312020289I), Mar 12, 1981: Blanca 1730 (N4935V), Lebanon, NH. Engine lost RPM. Precautionary landing. Found air hose to injector collapsed.

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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