# Accident 19770111000279A: Blanca 1731ATC, Eagle Pass, TX, January 11, 1977

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 11, 1977
- Place: Eagle Pass, TX
- Airport: Eagle Pass Municipal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Starting Engines
- Location: 28.7034° N, 100.4811° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at Eagle Pass Municipal Airport, closed, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=28.7034&lon=-100.4811&mi=10
- Aircraft: N39815, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N39815-2002-10-10) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bellanca 17-31ATC (registry code 1220437, https://openairdocs.org/model/bellanca-17-31atc) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming TI0-540 series (registry code 41533, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-ti0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BLANCA 1731ATC
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,580 total, 75 in this make and model, 17 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW77DRG24](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW77DRG24) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770111000279A

## Narrative

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

N39815 COLLIDED WITH N61733 AFTER PILOT PROPPED AC WITH PAX AT CONTROLS

## 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 FTW77DRG24](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW77DRG24), Jan 11, 1977: Bellanca 1731TC (N39815), Eagle Pass, TX, substantial damage

## Other reports on N39815 (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 19840424016279A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840424016279A), Apr 24, 1984: Blanca 1731ATC (N39815), Rock Springs, TX, Substantial damage. Returned to land to secure unlocked cabin door and landed gear up.

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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