# Accident 19811015067439A: Blanca 1730A, Seven Springs, PA, October 15, 1981

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 15, 1981, 18:50 local time
- Place: Seven Springs, PA
- Airport: Municipal
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.0263° N, 79.2943° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Seven Springs, PA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.0263&lon=-79.2943&mi=10
- Aircraft: N93647, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N93647-2013-05-22) (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, 850 in this make and model, 14 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC82FGM03](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC82FGM03) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19811015067439A

## Narrative

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

PIOT REPORTED SMELL FROM ELECTRICAL SHORT ON APPOACH TO LANDING. GEAR COLLAPSED ON ROLL. AIRCRAFT BURNED.

## 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 NYC82FGM03](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC82FGM03), Oct 15, 1981: Bellanca 17-30A (N93647), Seven Springs, PA, 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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