# Accident 19760926035049A: Blanca 1730A, Vernon, FL, September 26, 1976

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 26, 1976
- Place: Vernon, FL
- Airport: Ellis Strip
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Location: 30.6122° N, 85.7003° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Vernon, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.6122&lon=-85.7003&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4089B, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4089B-1977-07-06) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bellanca 17-30A (registry code 1220433, https://openairdocs.org/model/bellanca-17-30a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BLANCA 1730A
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,000 total, 600 in this make and model, 60 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA76DLA57](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA76DLA57) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760926035049A

## Narrative

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

LOW COMP 3 CYLS.3IN TALL GRASS.

## 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 MIA76DLA57](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA76DLA57), Sep 26, 1976: Bellanca 17-30A (N4089B), Vernon, FL, 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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