# Incident 19780528040739I: Blanca 1730A, Crystal, MN, May 28, 1978

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 28, 1978, 13:04 local time
- Place: Crystal, MN
- Airport: Municipal
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 45.0373° N, 93.3595° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Crystal, MN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.0373&lon=-93.3595&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8203R, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8203R-1988-04-06) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bellanca 17-30A (registry code 1220433, https://openairdocs.org/model/bellanca-17-30a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BLANCA 1730A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,100 total, 400 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/19780528040739I

## Narrative

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

ELECTRICAL FAILURE IN FLIGHT DUE TO A BROKEN ALTERNATOR BELT. PILOT UNABLE TO GET THE NOSE GEAR LOCKED.

## Other reports on N8203R (1)

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

- [Accident 19850512020139A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850512020139A), May 12, 1985: Blanca 1730A (N8203R), Corsicana, TX, Substantial damage. Engine quit after takeoff, forced landing in field. Fuel selector on empty tank, fuel quantity gauge showed full.

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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