# Incident 19790810030319I: Blanca 1730A, Winona, MN, August 10, 1979

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 10, 1979, 19:00 local time
- Place: Winona, MN
- Airport: Max Conrad
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 44.0513° N, 91.6681° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Winona, MN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.0513&lon=-91.6681&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6615V, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6615V-1983-04-08) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bellanca 17-30A (registry code 1220433, https://openairdocs.org/model/bellanca-17-30a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BLANCA 1730A
- 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/19790810030319I

## Narrative

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

NOSE WHEEL SHIMMY FOLLOWED BY BLOWN TIRE ON ROLLOUT.

## Other reports on N6615V (2)

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

- [Accident 19810417017899A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810417017899A), Apr 17, 1981: Blanca 1730A (N6615V), Bucyrus, OH, Destroyed. Engine stopped when aircraft was in extended traffic pattern for landing. Crash occurred during emergency landing.
- [Incident 19790325011949I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790325011949I), Mar 25, 1979: Blanca 1730A (N6615V), Winona, MN, Minor damage. Pilot found gear selector in the up position, put it down, taxied out. Left main collapsed.

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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