# Incident 19810801052449I: Blanca 1731A, Billings, MT, August 1, 1981

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 1, 1981, 09:30 local time
- Place: Billings, MT
- Airport: Billings Logan In
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 45.7833° N, 108.5007° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Billings, MT, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.7833&lon=-108.5007&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9794E, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9794E) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bellanca 17-30A (registry code 1220433, https://openairdocs.org/model/bellanca-17-30a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BLANCA 1731A
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 5,000 total, 100 in this make and model, 50 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810801052449I

## Narrative

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

GEAR UNSAFE LIGHT AT CRUISE. HAD TO SLOW DOWN TO OBTAIN SAFE GEAR DOWN. DEFECT SHUTTLE VALVE AND HYDRO PRESSURE.

## Other reports on N9794E (2)

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

- [Incident 19981226044629I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19981226044629I), Dec 26, 1998: Blanca 1730A (N9794E), Huntsville, TX, Minor damage. The aircraft touched down approximately 1200 feet from the threshold of runway 18. [privacy data omitted] The aircraft main gear skid marks continued towards…
- [Incident 19930531023379I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930531023379I), May 31, 1993: Blanca 1730A (N9794E), Arlington, TX, Minor damage. Pilot landed wihth aircraft gear in retracted position.

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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