# Accident 19820824043489A: Blanca 1730A, Browning, MT, August 24, 1982

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 24, 1982, 16:30 local time
- Place: Browning, MT
- Airport: Star-Browning
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 48.5564° N, 113.0151° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Browning, MT, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=48.5564&lon=-113.0151&mi=10
- Aircraft: N14695, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N14695) (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
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,200 total, 52 in this make and model, 42 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN82FTI17](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN82FTI17) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820824043489A

## Narrative

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

FAILED TO USE CHECKLIST. LANDED GEAR UP.

## 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 DEN82FTI17](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN82FTI17), Aug 24, 1982: Bellanca 17-30A (N14695), Browning, MT, substantial damage

## Other reports on N14695 (2)

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

- [Accident 19921017053009A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19921017053009A), Oct 17, 1992: Blanca 1730A (N14695), Grand Junction, CO, Substantial damage. Warning light on landing. Shop closed. Elected return to base. Again unsafe light. Nose gear collapsed landing.
- [Accident 19881212054019A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19881212054019A), Dec 12, 1988: Blanca 1730A (N14695), Athens, GA, Substantial damage. Lost oil pressure. Engine siezed. Collapsed gear on landing. Oil cooler loose lost oil. New gaskets 3 months prior.

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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