# Accident 19730501010959A: Blanca 1730A, Polo, IL, May 1, 1973

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 1, 1973
- Place: Polo, IL
- Airport: Radio Ranch
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Location: 41.9848° N, 89.5804° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Polo, IL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.9848&lon=-89.5804&mi=10
- Aircraft: N39816, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N39816-2017-04-07) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bellanca 17-30A (registry code 1220433, https://openairdocs.org/model/bellanca-17-30a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental IO-520 series (registry code 17032, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-520-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BLANCA 1730A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 381 total, 26 in this make and model, 49 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI73FEE54](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI73FEE54) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730501010959A

## Narrative

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

WIND GUSTING 35K.ON ADVICE OF PREVIOUS FLT INST DID NOT USE BRAKES.

## 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 CHI73FEE54](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI73FEE54), May 1, 1973: Bellanca 17-30A (N39816), Polo, IL, substantial damage

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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