# Accident 19810417017899A: Blanca 1730A, Bucyrus, OH, April 17, 1981

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 17, 1981, 19:40 local time
- Place: Bucyrus, OH
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.8051° N, 82.9716° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Bucyrus, OH, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.8051&lon=-82.9716&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6615V, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6615V-1983-04-08) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bellanca 17-30A (registry code 1220433, https://openairdocs.org/model/bellanca-17-30a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BLANCA 1730A
- Reported engine: CONT IO520K
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,116 total, 54 in this make and model, 10 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI81FE113](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI81FE113) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810417017899A

## Narrative

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

ENGINE STOPPED WHEN AIRCRAFT WAS IN EXTENDED TRAFFIC PATTERN FOR LANDING. CRASH OCCURRED DURING EMERGENCY LANDING.

## 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 CHI81FE113](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI81FE113), Apr 17, 1981: Bellanca 17-30A (N6615V), Bucyrus, OH, destroyed

## Other reports on N6615V (2)

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

- [Incident 19790810030319I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790810030319I), Aug 10, 1979: Blanca 1730A (N6615V), Winona, MN, Minor damage. Nose wheel shimmy followed by blown tire on rollout.
- [Incident 19790325011949I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790325011949I), Mar 25, 1979: Blanca 1730A (N6615V), Winona, MN, Minor damage. Pilot found gear selector in the up position, put it down, taxied out. Left main collapsed.

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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