# Incident 19790307019169I: Blanca 1730, Charleston, SC, March 7, 1979

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 7, 1979, 12:15 local time
- Place: Charleston, SC
- Airport: Municipal
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.7766° N, 79.9309° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Charleston, SC, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.7766&lon=-79.9309&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6676V, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6676V-2018-01-25) (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: 1,950 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/19790307019169I

## Narrative

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

NOSE GEAR COLLAPSED ON ROLLOUT. LANDING GEAR HANDLE HOLD DOWN BRACKET PN195421 WAS SPRUNG

## Other reports on N6676V (3)

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

- [Accident 19990911041339A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990911041339A), Sep 11, 1999: Blanca 1730 (N6676V), Athens, GA, Substantial damage. (.4) According to the pilot, his intention was to fly one or two laps around the airport landing pattern, and his fuel distribution at departure was full…
- [Incident 19800930072019I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800930072019I), Sep 30, 1980: Blanca 1730 (N6676V), Reno, AZ, Minor damage. Landed without extending gear.
- [Accident 19731201040159A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19731201040159A), Dec 1, 1973: Blanca 1730 (N6676V), NC, 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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