# Accident 19761119041729A: Blanca 1730A, Taos, NM, November 19, 1976

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 19, 1976
- Place: Taos, NM
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Location: 36.3871° N, 105.5808° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Taos, NM, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.3871&lon=-105.5808&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4027B, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4027B-1977-03-21) (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: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 4,500 total, 20 in this make and model, 20 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN77FA010](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN77FA010) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19761119041729A

## Narrative

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

RECOVERY DATE 122676 SELECTED ENROUTE ALTITUDE BELOW OBSTRUCTING TERRAIN

## 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 DEN77FA010](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN77FA010), Nov 19, 1976: Bellanca 17-30A (N4027B), Taos, NM, destroyed, 2 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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