# Accident 19740805034709A: Blanca 1730, Sandusky, OH, August 5, 1974

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 5, 1974
- Place: Sandusky, OH
- Airport: Griffing Sandusky
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Location: 41.4334° N, 82.6523° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at Griffing Sandusky Airport, closed, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.4334&lon=-82.6523&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4893V, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4893V-2014-08-08) (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
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 484 total, 83 in this make and model, 60 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI75FEI07](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI75FEI07) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740805034709A

## Narrative

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

No narrative was filed.

## 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 CHI75FEI07](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI75FEI07), Aug 5, 1974: Bellanca 17-30 (N4893V), Sandusky, OH, substantial damage

## Other reports on N4893V (3)

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

- [Incident 20140610018249I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20140610018249I), Jun 10, 2014: Bellanca 17-30 (N4893V), Fort Worth, TX, Minor damage. Aircraft was being flown for a maintenance check flight following avionics work that was performed by field tech avionics. The pilot[privacy data omitted] was…
- [Incident 19790225007519I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790225007519I), Feb 25, 1979: Blanca 1730 (N4893V), La Crosse, WI, Minor damage. Pilot allowed aircraft to get too low on approach. Struck snowbank.
- [Incident 19780711043289I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780711043289I), Jul 11, 1978: Blanca 1730 (N4893V), Battle Creek, MI, Minor damage. Pilot ran a tank dry. Engine quit. Did not respond after switching tanks. Pilot failed to use boost pump.

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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