# Accident 19790808023059A: Blanca 1730, Panton, VT, August 8, 1979

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 8, 1979, 17:00 local time
- Place: Panton, VT
- Airport: Staton Private
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 44.1487° N, 73.3404° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Panton, VT, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.1487&lon=-73.3404&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6570V, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6570V) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bellanca 17-30 (registry code 1220432, https://openairdocs.org/model/bellanca-17-30) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental IO-520 series (registry code 17032, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-520-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BLANCA 1730
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 7,567 total, 60 in this make and model, 139 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC79FNC46](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC79FNC46) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790808023059A

## Narrative

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

LEVELED OFF HIGH ON FINAL APPROACH. ACFT STALLED. HIT RUNWAY IN LEVEL FLIGHT.

## 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 NYC79FNC46](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC79FNC46), Aug 8, 1979: Bellanca 17-30 (N6570V), Panton, VT, substantial damage

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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