# Accident 19761015041259A: Blanca 1730, Seguin, TX, October 15, 1976

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 15, 1976
- Place: Seguin, TX
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Location: 29.5688° N, 97.9647° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Seguin, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.5688&lon=-97.9647&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4819V, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4819V-1977-03-07) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bellanca 17-30 (registry code 1220432, https://openairdocs.org/model/bellanca-17-30) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BLANCA 1730
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 125 total, 125 in this make and model, 3 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW77FA007](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW77FA007) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19761015041259A

## Narrative

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

RECOVERY DATE 112376 WX DETERIORATED AFTER BRIEFING PLT FAILED TO RECK WX BEFORE OR AFTER TAKE OFF

## 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 FTW77FA007](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW77FA007), Oct 15, 1976: Bellanca 17-30 (N4819V), Seguin, TX, destroyed, 1 fatal

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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