# Incident 19830626037959I: Blanca 1731A, Odessa, TX, June 26, 1983

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 26, 1983, 22:00 local time
- Place: Odessa, TX
- Airport: Ector Co
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 31.8457° N, 102.3676° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Odessa, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=31.8457&lon=-102.3676&mi=10
- Aircraft: N145B, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N145B) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bellanca 17-31A (registry code 1220435, https://openairdocs.org/model/bellanca-17-31a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming TI0-540 series (registry code 41533, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-ti0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BLANCA 1731A
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 187 total, 74 in this make and model, 74 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830626037959I

## Narrative

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

FLARED TOO HIGH AND FELL TO RUNWAY. DAMAGED NOSE GEAR AND PROP. FAILED TO TAKE CORRECTIVE ACTION.

## Other reports on N145B (1)

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

- [Accident 19780211010639A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780211010639A), Feb 11, 1978: Blanca 1731A (N145B), Prattsville, NY, Substantial damage. Moisture froze around wheel hub.

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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