# Accident 19810907056049A: Blanca 1731ATC, Melbourne, FL, September 7, 1981

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 7, 1981, 21:00 local time
- Place: Melbourne, FL
- Airport: Regional
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 28.0836° N, 80.6081° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Melbourne, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=28.0836&lon=-80.6081&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1004R, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1004R-1999-05-25) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bellanca 17-31ATC (registry code 1220437, https://openairdocs.org/model/bellanca-17-31atc) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BLANCA 1731ATC
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,200 total, 102 in this make and model, 89 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA81FLD64](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA81FLD64) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810907056049A

## Narrative

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

VEERED OFF RUNWAY INTO A DITCH AFTER LANDING. FOUND BROKEN BEARING ROD END IN NOSE GEAR.  FAILURE MODE UNKNOWN.

## 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 MIA81FLD64](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA81FLD64), Sep 7, 1981: Bellanca 17-31 (N1004R), Melbourne, FL, 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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