# Accident 19761011033939A: Blanca 1730, Lake Elmo, MN, October 11, 1976

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 11, 1976
- Place: Lake Elmo, MN
- Airport: Lake Elmo
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced Landing
- Location: 44.9972° N, 92.8537° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at LAKE ELMO (21D), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.9972&lon=-92.8537&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4705V, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4705V-2013-04-18) (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
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 4,695 total, 490 in this make and model, 78 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MKC77FER02](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC77FER02) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19761011033939A

## Narrative

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

THROTTLE CONTROL CAME LOOSE,ENGINE POWER WENT TO IDLE.EXCESSIVE WEAR TO ATTACHMENT BOLT.

## 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 MKC77FER02](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC77FER02), Oct 11, 1976: Bellanca 17-30 (N4705V), Lake Elmo, MN, 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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