# Accident 19790224003539A: Blanca 1731ATC, Cabool, MO, February 24, 1979

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 24, 1979, 13:30 local time
- Place: Cabool, MO
- Airport: Municipal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Ops On Grnd From Ldg/Rtrcrft
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.1260° N, 92.1040° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Cabool, MO, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.1260&lon=-92.1040&mi=10
- Aircraft: N68D, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N68D) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bellanca 17-31ATC (registry code 1220437, https://openairdocs.org/model/bellanca-17-31atc) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming TI0-540 series (registry code 41533, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-ti0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BLANCA 1731ATC
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,301 total, 502 in this make and model, 40 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MKC79DCA09](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC79DCA09) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790224003539A

## Narrative

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

PILOT TAXIIED INTO THE NOSE OF A PARKED AIRPLANE.

## 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 MKC79DCA09](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC79DCA09), Feb 24, 1979: Bellanca 1731AT (N68D), Cabool, MO, substantial damage

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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