# Incident 19790720019369I: Blanca 1730, Milwaukee, WI, July 20, 1979

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 20, 1979, 12:43 local time
- Place: Milwaukee, WI
- Airport: Lawrence J Timmer
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 43.0389° N, 87.9065° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Milwaukee, WI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.0389&lon=-87.9065&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5540K, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5540K) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bellanca 8KCAB (registry code 1220801, https://openairdocs.org/model/bellanca-8kcab) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming AEIO-360 series (registry code 41522, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-aeio-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BLANCA 1730
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 360 total, 40 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/19790720019369I

## Narrative

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

PILOT APPLIED TOO MUCH BRAKE PRESSURE AND NOSED OVER.

## Other reports on N5540K (1)

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

- [Accident 19950604018079A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950604018079A), Jun 4, 1995: Bbavia 8KCAB (N5540K), Mission Viejo, CA, Substantial damage. Lost power hit auto landing on road. Throttle linkage came apart. Engine installed 5HRS prior. Control not saftied.

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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