# Incident 19811128085259I: Blanca 1730A, West Palm Beach, FL, November 28, 1981

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 28, 1981, 03:30 local time
- Place: West Palm Beach, FL
- Airport: International
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 26.7153° N, 80.0534° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of West Palm Beach, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=26.7153&lon=-80.0534&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6640V (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: BLANCA 1730A
- Reported engine: CONT IO520*
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19811128085259I

## Narrative

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

UNABLE TO LOWER NOSE WHEEL LANDING GEAR. SLIGHT BEND TO PROPELLER BLADE TIP.MOTOR BRUSHES WORN PREVENTING OPERATION

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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