# Accident 19750920032659A: Blanca 1731A, Carlsbad, CA, September 20, 1975

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 20, 1975
- Place: Carlsbad, CA
- Airport: Palomar
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Starting Engines
- Location: 33.1581° N, 117.3506° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Carlsbad, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.1581&lon=-117.3506&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6557V, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6557V-1979-08-27) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bellanca 17-31A (registry code 1220435, https://openairdocs.org/model/bellanca-17-31a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BLANCA 1731A
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,746 total, 1,648 in this make and model, 59 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX76FUM07](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX76FUM07) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750920032659A

## Narrative

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

HIGH ENG RPM START. HIT PARKED CESSNA 185,N9955X,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 LAX76FUM07](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX76FUM07), Sep 20, 1975: Bellanca 17-31A (N6557V), Carlsbad, CA, 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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