# Incident 19780519034119I: Blanca 1730, Plymouth, MA, May 19, 1978

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 19, 1978, 12:45 local time
- Place: Plymouth, MA
- Airport: Municipal
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.9583° N, 70.6638° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Plymouth, MA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.9583&lon=-70.6638&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7315V, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7315V) (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: 1,800 total, 425 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/19780519034119I

## Narrative

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

LANDED LONG AT NIGHT AND OVERRAN RUNWAY END. PILOT UNABLE TO ACTIVATE RUNWAY LIGHTS.

## Other reports on N7315V (2)

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

- [Accident 19850721040589A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850721040589A), Jul 21, 1985: Blanca 1730 (N7315V), Sheboygan, WI, Substantial damage. After switching tanks engine quit. Collided with ditch on landing. Probably air in fuel lines.
- [Accident 19810607035579A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810607035579A), Jun 7, 1981: Blanca 1730 (N7315V), Royal Oak, MD, Substantial damage. Engine quit and aircraft crashed during attempted emergency landing in plowed field. Possible fuel mismanagement.

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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