# Incident 19790519027239I: Blanca 1730A, Montpelier, VT, May 19, 1979

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 19, 1979, 18:37 local time
- Place: Montpelier, VT
- Airport: Knapp State
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 44.2664° N, 72.5715° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Montpelier, VT, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.2664&lon=-72.5715&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4165B, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4165B) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bellanca 17-30A (registry code 1220433, https://openairdocs.org/model/bellanca-17-30a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental IO-520 series (registry code 17032, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-520-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BLANCA 1730A
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 350 total, 30 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/19790519027239I

## Narrative

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

PILOT FORGOT TO EXTEND LANDING GEAR BEFORE LANDING.

## Other reports on N4165B (1)

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

- [Incident 20200709015389I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20200709015389I), Jul 9, 2020: Bellanca 17-30A (N4165B), Goldsby, OK, Minor damage. The pilot/owner of this aircraft departed wiley post airport(pwa) okc,OK. After an ADS-B installation. The pilot was returning to his home airport, (1K4). The…

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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