# Incident 19830909052129I: Blanca 1413, Hillsville, VA, September 9, 1983

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 9, 1983, 13:30 local time
- Place: Hillsville, VA
- Airport: Twin Co
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.7660° N, 80.8236° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at TWIN COUNTY (HLX), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.7660&lon=-80.8236&mi=10
- Aircraft: N86703, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N86703) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bellanca 14-13 (registry code 1201002, https://openairdocs.org/model/bellanca-14-13) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-435A/0-435C (registry code 41517, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-435a-0-435c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BLANCA 1413
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,000 total, 500 in this make and model, 45 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830909052129I

## Narrative

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

LANDED GEAR UP.

## Other reports on N86703 (1)

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

- [Incident 19790315009489I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790315009489I), Mar 15, 1979: Blanca 1413 (N86703), Three Rivers, MI, Minor damage. Pilot unable to maintain directional control on rollout. Found pulley bracelet nut had separated.

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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