# Accident 19831114057399A: Blanca 1731ATC, Crested Butte, CO, November 14, 1983

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 14, 1983, 08:45 local time
- Place: Crested Butte, CO
- Airport: Municipal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.8699° N, 106.9805° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.8699&lon=-106.9805&mi=10
- Aircraft: N14780, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N14780-2013-08-06) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bellanca 17-31ATC (registry code 1220437, https://openairdocs.org/model/bellanca-17-31atc) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming TI0-540 series (registry code 41533, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-ti0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BLANCA 1731ATC
- Reported engine: LYC IO540K1E5
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 862 total, 86 in this make and model, 28 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN84LA024](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN84LA024) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19831114057399A

## Narrative

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

LOST CONTROL ON ATTEMPTED TAKEOFF DOWNWIND ON A PARTIALLY PLOWED RUNWAY. VEERED INTO A SNOW BANK.

## 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 DEN84LA024](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN84LA024), Nov 14, 1983: Bellanca 17-31ATC (N14780), Crested Butte, CO, substantial damage

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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