# Accident 19801225078589A: Blanca 1731ATC, Paris, TX, December 25, 1980

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 25, 1980, 19:30 local time
- Place: Paris, TX
- Airport: Cox
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.6609° N, 95.5555° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Paris, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.6609&lon=-95.5555&mi=10
- Aircraft: N14717, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N14717-2013-01-31) (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: 260 total, 15 in this make and model, 24 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW81DPA04](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW81DPA04) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19801225078589A

## Narrative

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

IMPROPER LEVEL OFF. PORPOISED AFTER HARD LANDING. IMPACT DAMAGED LANDING GEAR, MOTOR MOUNT, AND WING SPAR.

## 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 FTW81DPA04](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW81DPA04), Dec 25, 1980: Bellanca 17-31A (N14717), Paris, TX, substantial damage

## Other reports on N14717 (1)

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

- [Incident 19830512018879I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830512018879I), May 12, 1983: Blanca 1731ATC (N14717), Prosper, TX, Minor damage. Switched fuel selector from a full to an empty tank. Failed to note error. Landed wheels up in an open field.

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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