# Accident 19791001036789A: Blanca 1731ATC, N.Manchester, IN, October 1, 1979

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 1, 1979, 19:00 local time
- Place: N.Manchester, IN
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.0043° N, 85.7756° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of North Manchester, IN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.0043&lon=-85.7756&mi=10
- Aircraft: N170EE, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N170EE-2009-07-01) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bellanca 17-31ATC (registry code 1220437, https://openairdocs.org/model/bellanca-17-31atc) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming TI0-540 series (registry code 41533, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-ti0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BLANCA 1731ATC
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,500 total, 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI80FA001](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI80FA001) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19791001036789A

## Narrative

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

ACFT FLEW INTO AREA OF SEVERE WEATHER & TURBULENCE. PILOT LOST CONTROL. AIRFRAMESEPARATION OCCURRED IN 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 CHI80FA001](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI80FA001), Oct 1, 1979: Bellanca 17-31 (N170EE), North Manchest, IN, destroyed, 1 fatal

## Other reports on N170EE (1)

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

- [Accident 19740606027189A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740606027189A), Jun 6, 1974: Blanca 1731ATC (N170EE), New Germany, MN, Substantial damage. Deliberately lifted off prematurely due to wheels sinking in soft gnd. Acft settled into corn fld.

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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