# Accident 19800719029959A: Blanca 1731ATC, Sterling, CO, July 19, 1980

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 19, 1980, 07:35 local time
- Place: Sterling, CO
- Airport: Crosson
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.6205° N, 103.1926° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Sterling, CO, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.6205&lon=-103.1926&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4066B, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4066B-1995-11-27) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bellanca 17-31ATC (registry code 1220437, https://openairdocs.org/model/bellanca-17-31atc) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BLANCA 1731ATC
- Reported engine: LYC IO540K1E5
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- Pilot flight hours: 650 total, 13 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN80FA049](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN80FA049) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800719029959A

## Narrative

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

PILOT ATTEMPTED EMERGENCY LANDING ON RETURNING TO AIRPORT AFTER TAKEOFF. AIRCRAFT BURNED AFTER LANDING.

## 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 DEN80FA049](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN80FA049), Jul 19, 1980: Bellanca 17 (N4066B), Sterling, CO, destroyed, 3 fatal

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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