# Accident 19740903028879A: Blanca 1730A, Morton, TX, September 3, 1974

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 3, 1974
- Place: Morton, TX
- Airport: Cothran County
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Location: 33.7248° N, 102.7592° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Morton, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.7248&lon=-102.7592&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6604V, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6604V) (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: 3,500 total, 340 in this make and model, 250 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW75DQG19](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW75DQG19) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740903028879A

## Narrative

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

ACFT L MLG STRK PCKUP TRK ON RD OFF END OF RNWY. CONT APCH & LND.

## 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 FTW75DQG19](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW75DQG19), Sep 3, 1974: Bellanca 17-30 (N6604V), Morton, TX, substantial damage

## Other reports on N6604V (1)

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

- [Incident 20010713022499I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010713022499I), Jul 13, 2001: Blanca 1730A (N6604V), Hobbs, NM, Minor damage. (-23) Aircraft landed at Hobbs, NM and on roll-out the nose gear collapsed. Investigation revealed a faulty nose down and locked switch.

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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