# Accident 19760903032489A: Blanca 1730A, Bovina, TX, September 3, 1976

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 3, 1976
- Place: Bovina, TX
- Airport: Chuck Spray Strip
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Location: 34.5157° N, 102.8847° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Bovina, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.5157&lon=-102.8847&mi=10
- Aircraft: N39833, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N39833-2016-10-05) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bellanca 17-30A (registry code 1220433, https://openairdocs.org/model/bellanca-17-30a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental IO-520 series (registry code 17032, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-520-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BLANCA 1730A
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 286 total, 52 in this make and model, 40 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW76DQH06](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW76DQH06) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760903032489A

## Narrative

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

L WHEEL OF ACFT ROLLED OFF NARROW RWY & HIT TALL GRASS CAUSING LOSS OF CONTROL.

## 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 FTW76DQH06](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW76DQH06), Sep 3, 1976: Bellanca 17-30A (N39833), Bovina, TX, substantial damage

## Other reports on N39833 (1)

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

- [Incident 19801120080459I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19801120080459I), Nov 20, 1980: Blanca 1730A (N39833), Odessa, TX, Minor damage. Zn nose gear would not fully extend due to the landing gear relay that was partially disconnected from its socket.

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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