# Accident 19780528013849A: Blanca 1731A, Ocala, FL, May 28, 1978

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 28, 1978
- Place: Ocala, FL
- Airport: Seven Springs
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Go Round (Aborted VFR)
- Location: 29.1872° N, 82.1401° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Ocala, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.1872&lon=-82.1401&mi=10
- Aircraft: N93493, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N93493-1999-08-18) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bellanca 17-31A (registry code 1220435, https://openairdocs.org/model/bellanca-17-31a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BLANCA 1731A
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 488 total, 35 in this make and model, 24 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA78DLD48](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA78DLD48) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780528013849A

## Narrative

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

No narrative was filed.

## 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 MIA78DLD48](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA78DLD48), May 28, 1978: Bellanca 17-31A (N93493), Ocala, FL, substantial damage

## Other reports on N93493 (1)

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

- [Incident 19941030040209I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19941030040209I), Oct 30, 1994: Blanca 1731A (N93493), Floydada, TX, Minor damage. Lost power on test flight on restored 1731A. Landed off airport. Fuel injector inlet screen clogged with dirt rust.

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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