# Accident 19740624019019A: Blanca 1730A, Austin, TX, June 24, 1974

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 24, 1974
- Place: Austin, TX
- Airport: Tims Airpark
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Location: 30.2672° N, 97.7431° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Austin, TX, within about 10 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.2672&lon=-97.7431&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8844V, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8844V-2004-03-04) (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: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 322 total, 11 in this make and model, 4 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW74FRG99](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW74FRG99) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740624019019A

## Narrative

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

FAILED TO CHG RUDDER INPUT AT T/D.NOSE WHL NOT ALIGNED WITH RWY.

## 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 FTW74FRG99](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW74FRG99), Jun 24, 1974: Bellanca 17-30A (N8844V), Austin, TX, substantial damage

## Other reports on N8844V (2)

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

- [Accident 20010304003699A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010304003699A), Mar 4, 2001: Blanca 1730A (N8844V), Sylacauga, AL, Substantial damage. (-23) Pilot departed mobile regional for Sylacauga, Alabama. The winds at the time of the accident were gusty. The pilot landed the a/c at higher than normal…
- [Incident 19870508033629I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870508033629I), May 8, 1987: Blanca 1730A (N8844V), Janesville, WI, Minor damage. Aircraft veered as nose wheel touched down. Struck a runway light before correction could be made.

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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