# Accident 19791218033279A: Blanca 1730A, Viroqua, WI, December 18, 1979

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 18, 1979, 13:00 local time
- Place: Viroqua, WI
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 43.5606° N, 90.8862° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Viroqua, WI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.5606&lon=-90.8862&mi=10
- Aircraft: N14703, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N14703-2021-06-05) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bellanca 17-30A (registry code 1220433, https://openairdocs.org/model/bellanca-17-30a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental IO-520 series (registry code 17032, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-520-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BLANCA 1730A
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 12,900 total, 870 in this make and model, 114 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI80FEP08](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI80FEP08) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19791218033279A

## Narrative

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

ENGINE FAILED ON TAKEOFF, FOUND WATER IN FUEL.

## 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 CHI80FEP08](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI80FEP08), Dec 18, 1979: Bellanca 17-30A (N14703), Viroqua, WI, 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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