# Accident 19770407015289A: Blanca 1730A, Jamestown, NY, April 7, 1977

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 7, 1977
- Place: Jamestown, NY
- Airport: Chautauqua County
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Location: 42.0976° N, 79.2361° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Jamestown, NY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.0976&lon=-79.2361&mi=10
- Aircraft: N14752, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N14752-1977-08-31) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bellanca 17-30A (registry code 1220433, https://openairdocs.org/model/bellanca-17-30a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BLANCA 1730A
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 592 total, 278 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC77FA048](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC77FA048) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770407015289A

## Narrative

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

WITNESS RPTD FREQUENT HEAVY SNOW SHOWERS AT HOME 3 MILES AWAY.

## 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 NYC77FA048](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC77FA048), Apr 7, 1977: Bellanca 17-30A (N14752), Jamestown, NY, destroyed, 1 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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