# Accident 19750406017219A: Blanca 1730A, Paloduro, TX, April 6, 1975

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 6, 1975
- Place: Paloduro, TX
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Unknown/Not Reported
- Location: 34.8170° N, 101.1882° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Paloduro, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.8170&lon=-101.1882&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8293R, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8293R-1975-08-12) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bellanca 17-30A (registry code 1220433, https://openairdocs.org/model/bellanca-17-30a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BLANCA 1730A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 179 total, 6 in this make and model, 5 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW75AF061](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW75AF061) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750406017219A

## Narrative

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

RECOVERY DATE 4/7/75.ACFT HIT CANYON WALL.PLT ADVSD VFR FLT NOT RECOMMENDED.

## 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 FTW75AF061](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW75AF061), Apr 6, 1975: Bellanca 17-30A (N8293R), Paloduro, TX, destroyed, 2 fatal

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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