# Incident 19801226088079I: Blanca 1730A, Hobbs, NM, December 26, 1980

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 26, 1980, 15:30 local time
- Place: Hobbs, NM
- Airport: Lea Co
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.6873° N, 103.2175° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at LEA COUNTY RGNL (HOB), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.6873&lon=-103.2175&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4035B, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4035B-2014-10-06) (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: 750 total, 10 in this make and model, 120 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19801226088079I

## Narrative

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

UNABLE TO EXTEND NOSE GEAR BEFORE LANDING. FOUND BAD GEAR MOTOR AMATURE.

## Other reports on N4035B (2)

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

- [Accident 19910126000989A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910126000989A), Jan 26, 1991: Blanca 1730A (N4035B), Olton, TX, Destroyed, 1 fatal. On test flight was observed doing a split s aerobatic maneuver. Wing spar broke causing vertical dive to impact.
- [Incident 19900707032129I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900707032129I), Jul 7, 1990: Blanca 1730A (N4035B), San Marcos, TX, Minor damage. Student lost directional control after making third solo landing. Veered off runway.

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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