# Accident 19810119001859A: Blanca 1731ATC, Englewood, CO, January 19, 1981

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 19, 1981, 18:00 local time
- Place: Englewood, CO
- Airport: Arapahoe Co
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.6908° N, 105.5047° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at ARAPAHOE (CD19), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.6908&lon=-105.5047&mi=10
- Aircraft: N245MB, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N245MB) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bellanca 17-31ATC (registry code 1220437, https://openairdocs.org/model/bellanca-17-31atc) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming IO-540 series (registry code 41530, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-io-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BLANCA 1731ATC
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 363 total, 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN81FTE16](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN81FTE16) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810119001859A

## Narrative

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

PILOT'S ATTENTION DIVERTED BY GEAR & AUTO-PILOT PROBLEMS. ALLOWED AIRPLANE TO DESCENT & CRASH ON NIGHT APPROACH.

## 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 DEN81FTE16](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN81FTE16), Jan 19, 1981: Bellanca 17-31 (N245MB), Englwood, CO, substantial damage

## Other reports on N245MB (1)

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

- [Incident 19850611044479I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850611044479I), Jun 11, 1985: Blanca 1731ATC (N245MB), Durango, CO, Minor damage. Landed on mains and as nose settled pilot noted red gear light. No malfunctions found on subsequent retraction test

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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