# Incident 19810222024839I: Blanca 1731A, Vancouver, WA, February 22, 1981

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 22, 1981, 11:00 local time
- Place: Vancouver, WA
- Airport: Pearson
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 45.6205° N, 122.6565° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at PEARSON FLD (VUO), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.6205&lon=-122.6565&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8836V, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8836V) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bellanca 17-31A (registry code 1220435, https://openairdocs.org/model/bellanca-17-31a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming IO-540-K1E5 (registry code 41671, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-io-540-k1e5) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BLANCA 1731A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 150 total, 100 in this make and model, 35 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810222024839I

## Narrative

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

DURING TAXI PILOT ALLOWED AIRCRAFT TO STRIKE A PARKED FUEL TRUCK. CLAIMED HE WAS BLINDED BY VEHICLE LIGHTS.

## Other reports on N8836V (1)

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

- [Incident 19810923067659I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810923067659I), Sep 23, 1981: Blanca 1731A (N8836V), Spokane, WA, Minor damage. Pilot lost contol on rollout ground looped. Damaged main and nose gear. No steering problems found. Pilot error.

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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