# Accident 19770921033509A: Blanca 1731A, Elkin, NC, September 21, 1977

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 21, 1977
- Place: Elkin, NC
- Airport: Elkin Municipal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Location: 36.2800° N, 80.7861° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at ELKIN MUNI (ZEF), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.2800&lon=-80.7861&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8247R, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8247R-2011-06-08) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bellanca 17-31A (registry code 1220435, https://openairdocs.org/model/bellanca-17-31a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming TI0-540 series (registry code 41533, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-ti0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BLANCA 1731A
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,779 total, 112 in this make and model, 319 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB IAD77FKM34](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD77FKM34) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770921033509A

## Narrative

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

PVT PLT LANDING ACFT-UNFAMILIAR WITH ACFT

## 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 IAD77FKM34](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD77FKM34), Sep 21, 1977: Bellanca 17-30 (N8247R), Elkin, NC, 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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