# Incident 19790527028079I: Blanca 149, Fredericksburg, VA, May 27, 1979

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 27, 1979, 13:05 local time
- Place: Fredericksburg, VA
- Airport: Shannon
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.2669° N, 77.4492° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at SHANNON (EZF), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.2669&lon=-77.4492&mi=10
- Aircraft: N15691, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N15691) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bellanca 14-9 (registry code 1200802, https://openairdocs.org/model/bellanca-14-9) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-235 series (registry code 41505, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-235-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BLANCA 149
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 5,500 total, 700 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/19790527028079I

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT NOSED UP DURING TAXI WITH STRONG WINDS.

## Other reports on N15691 (2)

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

- [Incident 20020424017869I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020424017869I), Apr 24, 2002: Blanca 149 (N15691), Wildwood, NJ, Minor damage. (-23) N15691 taxied across runway and struck N31SD as it was located on the taxiway waiting for takeoff.
- [Incident 19810323025609I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810323025609I), Mar 23, 1981: Blanca 149 (N15691), Fayetteville, NC, Minor damage. During long approach engine quit. One tank empty and other one full.

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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