# Accident 19761127037849A: Blanca 1731A, Barto, PA, November 27, 1976

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 27, 1976
- Place: Barto, PA
- Airport: Ferrara
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.3912° N, 75.6102° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Barto, PA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.3912&lon=-75.6102&mi=10
- Aircraft: N103MV, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N103MV-1977-07-06) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bellanca 17-31A (registry code 1220435, https://openairdocs.org/model/bellanca-17-31a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BLANCA 1731A
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 450 total, 30 in this make and model, 26 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC77FHA05](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC77FHA05) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19761127037849A

## Narrative

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

ALTERNATE AIR DOOR LODGED IN THROAT OF FUEL INJECTOR.

## 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 NYC77FHA05](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC77FHA05), Nov 27, 1976: Bellanca 17-31A (N103MV), Barto, PA, 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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