# Incident 19790408012109I: Blanca 1731A, Atlanta, GA, April 8, 1979

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 8, 1979, 20:59 local time
- Place: Atlanta, GA
- Airport: Charlie Brown Co
- Phase of flight: Initial Approach-IFR
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.7490° N, 84.3880° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Atlanta, GA, within about 7 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.7490&lon=-84.3880&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: 3,500 total, 7 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/19790408012109I

## Narrative

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

PILOT LOST INSTRUMENT LIGHTS DURING ILS APROACH. FOUND POPPED CB, LATER HAD IT REPLACED.

## Other reports on N8275R (1)

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

- [Incident 19790211006569I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790211006569I), Feb 11, 1979: Blanca 1731A (N8275R), Pittsburgh, PA. Grommet disengaged from control wheel column caused unresponsiveness at low airspeeds.

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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