# Incident 19790708020269I: Blanca 1731A, Meriden, CT, July 8, 1979

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 8, 1979, 15:05 local time
- Place: Meriden, CT
- Airport: Markham
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: To Aborted (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.5368° N, 72.7945° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Meriden, CT, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.5368&lon=-72.7945&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8242R, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8242R-2015-04-30) (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
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,000 total, 100 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/19790708020269I

## Narrative

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

ENGINE SPUTTERED ON TAKEOFF ATTEMPT RESULTING IN HARD LANDING. FUEL SELECTOR TURNED TO EMPTY AUX TANK.

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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