# Accident 19750713022229A: Blanca 1731ATC, Louisville, KY, July 13, 1975

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 13, 1975
- Place: Louisville, KY
- Airport: Bowman Field
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Location: 38.2280° N, 85.6637° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at BOWMAN FLD (LOU), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.2280&lon=-85.6637&mi=10
- Aircraft: N100BV, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N100BV-1975-09-10) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bellanca 17-31ATC (registry code 1220437, https://openairdocs.org/model/bellanca-17-31atc) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BLANCA 1731ATC
- Reported engine: LYC
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 572 total, 402 in this make and model, 46 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB IAD76FLQ03](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD76FLQ03) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750713022229A

## Narrative

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

NR 5 CON ROD FAILED.

## 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 IAD76FLQ03](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD76FLQ03), Jul 13, 1975: Bellanca 17-31 (N100BV), Louisville, KY, 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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