# Incident 19790809030429I: Blanca 14193A, Roanoke, VA, August 9, 1979

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 9, 1979, 14:00 local time
- Place: Roanoke, VA
- Airport: Woodrum
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.2710° N, 79.9414° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Roanoke, VA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.2710&lon=-79.9414&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8503R, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8503R-2018-01-26) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bellanca 14-19-3 (registry code 3080106, https://openairdocs.org/model/bellanca-14-19-3) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental I0-470 series (registry code 17027, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-i0-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BLANCA 14193A
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,160 total, 300 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/19790809030429I

## Narrative

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

NOSE GEAR COLLAPSED ON ROLLOUT. BOLT CONNECTING ACTUATOR TO GEAR ASSEMBLY INSTALLED INCORRECTLY.

## Other reports on N8503R (1)

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

- [Accident 19810222005389A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810222005389A), Feb 22, 1981: Blanca 14193A (N8503R), Parker, AZ, Destroyed. Aircraft found crashed on mesa. No fuel fund on board aircraft.

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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