# Accident 19790529041069A: Blanca 1730A, Ruidoso, NM, May 29, 1979

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 29, 1979, 10:43 local time
- Place: Ruidoso, NM
- Airport: Municipal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.3495° N, 105.6688° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Ruidoso, NM, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.3495&lon=-105.6688&mi=10
- Aircraft: N39877, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N39877-1982-09-23) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bellanca 17-30A (registry code 1220433, https://openairdocs.org/model/bellanca-17-30a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BLANCA 1730A
- Reported engine: CONT IO520D
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 5,500 total, 280 in this make and model, 75 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN79FA042](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN79FA042-201202) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790529041069A

## Narrative

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

LEFT OFF ENGINE OIL FILLER CAP. ENGINE LOST POWER ON TAKEOFF. OIL BLOCKED AIR INTAKE. ALTERNATE AIR DEFECT.

## 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 DEN79FA042](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN79FA042-201202), May 29, 1979: Bellanca 17-30A (N39877), Ruidoso, NM, substantial damage, 1 fatal

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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