# Incident 19780122004219I: Blanca 1730, Jackson, TN, January 22, 1978

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 22, 1978, 18:01 local time
- Place: Jackson, TN
- Airport: Mckellar
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.6145° N, 88.8139° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Jackson, TN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.6145&lon=-88.8139&mi=10
- Aircraft: N14782, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N14782) (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 1730
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 117 total, 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780122004219I

## Narrative

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

HARD LANDING RESULTED IN BENT LANDING GEAR FORK, BENT GEAR LEGS AND TIRE CUTS.

## Other reports on N14782 (1)

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

- [Incident 19870623037499I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870623037499I), Jun 23, 1987: Blanca 1730A (N14782), San Angelo, TX. Oil noted from engine compartment. Diverted, on final oil pressure went to zero. Crankshaft cracked.

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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