# Incident 19811218087279I: Blanca 1730A, Grand Forks, ND, December 18, 1981

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 18, 1981, 14:01 local time
- Place: Grand Forks, ND
- Airport: International
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 47.9196° N, 97.0873° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Grand Forks, ND, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.9196&lon=-97.0873&mi=10
- Aircraft: N33MD, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N33MD) (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
- Reported engine: CONT IO520K
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 9,595 total, 400 in this make and model, 7 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19811218087279I

## Narrative

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

UNABLE TO LOCK DOWN NOSE GEAR. COLLAPSED ON LANDING. HYDRAULIC LEAK AT POWER PAK AND BURNED OUT MOTOR.

## Other reports on N33MD (3)

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

- [Incident 20230628012979I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20230628012979I), Jun 28, 2023: Bellanca 17-30A (N33MD), South Lake Taho, CA, Minor damage. Pilot was flying aircraft from khii to ktvl after electrical maintenance was performed to replace the voltage regulator at khii. Upon landing the aircraft at…
- [Incident 19970210006979I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970210006979I), Feb 10, 1997: Blanca 1730A (N33MD), Melbourne, FL, Minor damage. Narrative: this incident was the result of mechanical failure, the landing gear electrical power pack overheated. The pilot did everything he could do before…
- [Incident 19800617054979I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800617054979I), Jun 17, 1980: Blanca 1730A (N33MD), Langdon, ND, Minor damage. Wheels up landing. Pilot stated that he had put the wheels down.

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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