# Incident 19790211006569I: Blanca 1731A, Pittsburgh, PA, February 11, 1979

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 11, 1979, 15:08 local time
- Place: Pittsburgh, PA
- Airport: Greater International
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.4406° N, 79.9959° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Pittsburgh, PA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.4406&lon=-79.9959&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8275R, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8275R) (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: 1,370 total, 15 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/19790211006569I

## Narrative

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

GROMMET DISENGAGED FROM CONTROL WHEEL COLUMN CAUSED UNRESPONSIVENESS AT LOW AIRSPEEDS.

## Other reports on N8275R (1)

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

- [Incident 19790408012109I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790408012109I), Apr 8, 1979: Blanca 1731A (N8275R), Atlanta, GA. Pilot lost instrument lights during ILS aproach. Found popped cb, later had it replaced.

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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