# Accident 19760410009299A: Blanca 1730, Laughlin, NV, April 10, 1976

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 10, 1976
- Place: Laughlin, NV
- Airport: Bullhead City
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced Landing
- Location: 35.1438° N, 114.6206° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Laughlin, NV, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.1438&lon=-114.6206&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4772V, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4772V-2012-08-23) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bellanca 17-30 (registry code 1220432, https://openairdocs.org/model/bellanca-17-30) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental IO-520 series (registry code 17032, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-520-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BLANCA 1730
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 446 total, 446 in this make and model, 21 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB OAK76FVW19](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK76FVW19) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760410009299A

## Narrative

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

RAN TANK DRY

## 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 OAK76FVW19](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK76FVW19), Apr 10, 1976: Bellanca 17-30 (N4772V), Laughlin, NV, substantial damage

## Other reports on N4772V (1)

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

- [Accident 19840527019149A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840527019149A), May 27, 1984: Blanca 1730 (N4772V), Santa Ana, CA, Substantial damage. Engine failed on approach to airport. Off airport landing on rough ground severed landing gear. Boost pump defect.

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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