# Accident 19770208002479A: Blanca 1730, Newport News, VA, February 8, 1977

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 8, 1977
- Place: Newport News, VA
- Airport: Patrick Henry Int
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Starting Engines
- Location: 36.9788° N, 76.4280° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Newport News, VA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.9788&lon=-76.4280&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7316V, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7316V) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bellanca 17-30 (registry code 1220432, https://openairdocs.org/model/bellanca-17-30) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental IO-520 series (registry code 17032, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-520-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BLANCA 1730
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 660 total, 43 in this make and model, 72 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB IAD77FID12](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD77FID12) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770208002479A

## Narrative

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

ACFT LURCHED FORWARD AFTR ENG START.HIT C-175,N7904T & PA22,N4557A,BOTH SUBST DMG.

## 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 IAD77FID12](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD77FID12), Feb 8, 1977: Bellanca 17-30 (N7316V), Newport News, VA, substantial damage

## Other reports on N7316V (1)

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

- [Incident 19900415016309I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900415016309I), Apr 15, 1990: Blanca 1730 (N7316V), Boulder, CO, Minor damage. Unable to get nose gear down light. Nose gear collpased on rollout. Bell crank assembly broke off at actuator.

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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