# Accident 19770206001099A: Blanca 1730A, Des Moines, IA, February 6, 1977

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 6, 1977
- Place: Des Moines, IA
- Airport: Municipal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Starting Engines
- Location: 41.6005° N, 93.6091° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Des Moines, IA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.6005&lon=-93.6091&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9531E, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9531E) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bellanca 17-30A (registry code 1220433, https://openairdocs.org/model/bellanca-17-30a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental IO-520 series (registry code 17032, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-520-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BLANCA 1730A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,290 total, 102 in this make and model, 68 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MKC77FCD08](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC77FCD08) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770206001099A

## Narrative

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

PILOT ATTEMPTED TO HAND PROP AIRCRAFT WITH PASSENGER ON BRAKES IN RIGHT SEAT.

## 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 MKC77FCD08](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC77FCD08), Feb 6, 1977: Bellanca 17-30A (N9531E), Des Moines, IA, 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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