# Accident 19800821058379A: Blanca 1730, Akron, NY, August 21, 1980

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 21, 1980, 19:15 local time
- Place: Akron, NY
- Airport: Akron
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 43.0180° N, 78.4978° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Akron, NY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.0180&lon=-78.4978&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4789V, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4789V-2018-01-24) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bellanca 17-30 (registry code 1220432, https://openairdocs.org/model/bellanca-17-30) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental IO-520 series (registry code 17032, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-520-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BLANCA 1730
- Reported engine: CONT IO520D
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 930 total, 185 in this make and model, 40 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC80FFJ13](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC80FFJ13) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800821058379A

## Narrative

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

ENGINE FAILED RIGHT AFTER TAKEOFF. AIRPLANE CRASHED OFF END OF RUNWAY.

## 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 NYC80FFJ13](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC80FFJ13), Aug 21, 1980: Bellanca 17-30 (N4789V), Akron, NY, substantial damage

## Other reports on N4789V (2)

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

- [Incident 19780620046859I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780620046859I), Jun 20, 1978: Blanca 1730 (N4789V), Ambler, PA, Minor damage. On landing rollout, nose gear collapsed due to undetermined cause no system malfunction could be found.
- [Incident 19780208007759I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780208007759I), Feb 8, 1978: Blanca 1730 (N4789V), Mt Holly, NJ, Minor damage. Pilot observed gear safe lights but gear collapsed after landing. Hydraulic reservoir out of fluid.

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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