# Incident 19780620046859I: Blanca 1730, Ambler, PA, June 20, 1978

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 20, 1978, 15:00 local time
- Place: Ambler, PA
- Airport: Turner
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.1564° N, 75.2215° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Ambler, PA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.1564&lon=-75.2215&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4789V, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4789V-2018-01-24) (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
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,100 total, 12 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/19780620046859I

## Narrative

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

ON LANDING ROLLOUT, NOSE GEAR COLLAPSED DUE TO UNDETERMINED CAUSE NO SYSTEM MALFUNCTION COULD BE FOUND.

## Other reports on N4789V (2)

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

- [Accident 19800821058379A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800821058379A), Aug 21, 1980: Blanca 1730 (N4789V), Akron, NY, Substantial damage. Engine failed right after takeoff. Airplane crashed off end of runway.
- [Incident 19780208007759I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780208007759I), Feb 8, 1978: Blanca 1730 (N4789V), Mt Holly, NJ, Minor damage. Pilot observed gear safe lights but gear collapsed after landing. Hydraulic reservoir out of fluid.

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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