# Accident 19760623026519A: Blanca 1730A, Pleasanton, TX, June 23, 1976

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 23, 1976
- Place: Pleasanton, TX
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Location: 28.9640° N, 98.4960° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Pleasanton, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=28.9640&lon=-98.4960&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8232R, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8232R-1989-03-17) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bellanca 17-30A (registry code 1220433, https://openairdocs.org/model/bellanca-17-30a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BLANCA 1730A
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 20 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW76DRG65](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW76DRG65) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760623026519A

## Narrative

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

PILOT WAS MEX NAT W NO U.S.CERTIFICATE.AFTER ENG QUIT PILOT READ INST ON HOW TO SWITCH TANKS.

## 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 FTW76DRG65](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW76DRG65), Jun 23, 1976: Bellanca 17-30A (N8232R), Pleasanton, TX, substantial damage

## Other reports on N8232R (1)

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

- [Incident 19810424039249I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810424039249I), Apr 24, 1981: Blanca 1730A (N8232R), Welsh, LA, Minor damage. Engine developed a vibration and lost power. Pilot landed in rice field. Found no 6 rod separated and thru case.

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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