# Accident 19780211010639A: Blanca 1731A, Prattsville, NY, February 11, 1978

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 11, 1978
- Place: Prattsville, NY
- Airport: Maben
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Location: 42.2723° N, 74.3940° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at Maben Airport, closed, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.2723&lon=-74.3940&mi=10
- Aircraft: N145B, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N145B) (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
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 269 total, 269 in this make and model, 3 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC78DFA20](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC78DFA20) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780211010639A

## Narrative

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

MOISTURE FROZE AROUND WHEEL HUB.

## 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 NYC78DFA20](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC78DFA20), Feb 11, 1978: Bellanca 17-31A (N145B), Prattsville, NY, substantial damage

## Other reports on N145B (1)

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

- [Incident 19830626037959I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830626037959I), Jun 26, 1983: Blanca 1731A (N145B), Odessa, TX, Minor damage. Flared too high and fell to runway. Damaged nose gear and prop. Failed to take corrective action.

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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