# Accident 19750121004129A: Blanca 1731A, Sarasota, FL, January 21, 1975

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 21, 1975
- Place: Sarasota, FL
- Airport: Sarasota-Bradentn
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Location: 27.3383° N, 82.5437° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Sarasota, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=27.3383&lon=-82.5437&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8298R (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: BLANCA 1731A
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,054 total, 180 in this make and model, 75 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA75FLD49](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA75FLD49) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750121004129A

## Narrative

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

TKOF ON AUX TANK.STRUCK PWR LINE,LVLD OFF HI,LNDD HARD.

## 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 MIA75FLD49](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA75FLD49), Jan 21, 1975: Bellanca 17-30A (N8298R), Nw Port Richey, FL, 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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