# Accident 19740209004379A: Blanca 1731, Lk.Berryesa, CA, February 9, 1974

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 9, 1974
- Place: Lk.Berryesa, CA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Aircraft: N7387V, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7387V-2017-02-04) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bellanca 17-31 (registry code 1220434, https://openairdocs.org/model/bellanca-17-31) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming TI0-540 series (registry code 41533, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-ti0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BLANCA 1731
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 600 total, 0 in this make and model, 20 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB OAK74DVG29](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK74DVG29) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740209004379A

## Narrative

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

MISUSED VERNIER THROTTLE.

## 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 OAK74DVG29](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK74DVG29), Feb 9, 1974: Bellanca 17-31 (N7387V), Lk.Berryesa, CA, substantial damage

## Other reports on N7387V (1)

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

- [Accident 19760921031519A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760921031519A), Sep 21, 1976: Blanca 1731 (N7387V), Bremerton, WA, Substantial damage. Selected empty aux tank drg ILS apch. Not instrument rated. Wreckage fnd 9/22/76.

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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