# Accident 19810723044009A: Blanca 1730A, Williston, ND, July 23, 1981

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 23, 1981, 20:00 local time
- Place: Williston, ND
- Airport: Sloulin
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 48.1779° N, 103.6420° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at Sloulin Field International Airport, closed, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=48.1779&lon=-103.6420&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8797V, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8797V-2013-06-14) (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: 1,500 total, 40 in this make and model, 55 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN81FTG14](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN81FTG14) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810723044009A

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT CRASHED SHORT OF LANDING RUNWAY.  FUEL SELECTOR ON EMPTY TANK.

## 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 DEN81FTG14](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN81FTG14), Jul 23, 1981: Bellanca 17-30A (N8797V), Williston, ND, substantial damage

## Other reports on N8797V (1)

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

- [Accident 19761218038229A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19761218038229A), Dec 18, 1976: Blanca 1730A (N8797V), Albuquerque, NM, Substantial damage. N3202K substantial damage,N9543S 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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