# Incident 19821216069719I: Blanca 1730, Ozark, AL, December 16, 1982

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 16, 1982, 17:30 local time
- Place: Ozark, AL
- Airport: Blackwell
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 31.4591° N, 85.6405° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Ozark, AL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=31.4591&lon=-85.6405&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7378V, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7378V-2013-05-07) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bellanca 17-30 (registry code 1220432, https://openairdocs.org/model/bellanca-17-30) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental IO-520 series (registry code 17032, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-520-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BLANCA 1730
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 4,302 total, 25 in this make and model, 157 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19821216069719I

## Narrative

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

PILOT MADE A HARD LANDING. NOSE GEAR BROKEN OFF. NO MALFUNCTIONS NOTED.

## Other reports on N7378V (1)

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

- [Accident 19870916081329A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870916081329A), Sep 16, 1987: Blanca 1730 (N7378V), Louisville, KY, Substantial damage. Engine quit while making a steep turn to final. Low fuel unported in tank. Aircraft struck trees and a house.

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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