# Accident 19750317005129A: Blanca 1730, Santa Ana, CA, March 17, 1975

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 17, 1975
- Place: Santa Ana, CA
- Airport: Orange Co
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Starting Engines
- Location: 33.7368° N, 117.8829° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Santa Ana, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.7368&lon=-117.8829&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7388V, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7388V-2004-06-17) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bellanca 17-30 (registry code 1220432, https://openairdocs.org/model/bellanca-17-30) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG (registry code 99999, https://openairdocs.org/engine/amateur-built-unknown-eng) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BLANCA 1730
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,800 total, 211 in this make and model, 39 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX75FUA22](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX75FUA22) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750317005129A

## Narrative

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

BATTERY WEAK,PLT PROPPED ENG.WIFE,NON-PLT,AT CTLS.ACFT HIT PA-24,N9080P,SUBSTL DMG.

## 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 LAX75FUA22](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX75FUA22), Mar 17, 1975: Bellanca 17-30 (N7388V), Santa Ana, CA, substantial damage

## Other reports on N7388V (2)

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

- [Accident 20020115001749A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020115001749A), Jan 15, 2002: Blanca 1730 (N7388V), Plainview, TX, Substantial damage. (-23) This accident occurred under VMC conditions right at dusk when the commercial pilot and sole occupant of the aircraft under shot the approach end of the…
- [Incident 19900724028289I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900724028289I), Jul 24, 1990: Blanca 1730 (N7388V), Chicago/West Ch, IL, Minor damage. Gear unsafe light after takeoff. Unable to extend or retract gear. Landed with gear partially down.

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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