# Accident 19810724047049A: Blanca 1419, Arlington, SD, July 24, 1981

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 24, 1981, 21:30 local time
- Place: Arlington, SD
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 44.3635° N, 97.1338° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Arlington, SD, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.3635&lon=-97.1338&mi=10
- Aircraft: N529A, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N529A-2013-04-08) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bellanca 14-19 (registry code 3080102, https://openairdocs.org/model/bellanca-14-19) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-435A/0-435C (registry code 41517, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-435a-0-435c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BLANCA 1419
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,026 total, 112 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN81FTK15](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN81FTK15) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810724047049A

## Narrative

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

BUZZED FARM BUILDINGS, STRUCK GROUND AFTER STEEP PULLUP AND RESULTING DIVE. PILOT APPEARED TO BE INTOXICATED.

## 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 DEN81FTK15](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN81FTK15), Jul 24, 1981: Bellanca 14-19 (N529A), Arlington, SD, destroyed

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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