# Accident 19800921042199A: Blanca 1731, Hampton, GA, September 21, 1980

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 21, 1980, 12:30 local time
- Place: Hampton, GA
- Airport: Bear Creek
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Aborted (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.3792° N, 84.3000° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Hampton, GA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.3792&lon=-84.3000&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7374V, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7374V-1989-01-12) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bellanca 17-31 (registry code 1220434, https://openairdocs.org/model/bellanca-17-31) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BLANCA 1731
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 255 total, 255 in this make and model, 5 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL80FKG29](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL80FKG29) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800921042199A

## Narrative

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

AIRPLANE FAILED TO ACCELERATE ON TAKEOFF ROLL. ABORTED LATE. RAN OFF END OF RUNWAY. DIRT-DOBBER CLOGGED FUEL VENT.

## 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 ATL80FKG29](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL80FKG29), Sep 21, 1980: Bellanca 17-31 (N7374V), Hampton, GA, 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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