# Accident 19810301006649A: Blanca 1731A, Kit Carson, CO, March 1, 1981

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 1, 1981, 19:30 local time
- Place: Kit Carson, CO
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.7628° N, 102.7955° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Kit Carson, CO, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.7628&lon=-102.7955&mi=10
- Aircraft: N14796, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N14796-2013-04-11) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bellanca 17-31A (registry code 1220435, https://openairdocs.org/model/bellanca-17-31a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming TI0-540 series (registry code 41533, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-ti0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BLANCA 1731A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 650 total, 595 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN81FTE23](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN81FTE23) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810301006649A

## Narrative

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

ENCOUNTERED LOWERING CEILING EN ROUTE AT NIGHT.  FLEW INTO GROUND AT CRUISE SPEED.

## 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 DEN81FTE23](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN81FTE23), Mar 1, 1981: Bellanca 17-31A (N14796), Kit Carson, CO, 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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