# Accident 19840404008439A: Blanca 1731ATC, Gallup, NM, April 4, 1984

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 4, 1984, 13:00 local time
- Place: Gallup, NM
- Airport: Senator Clarke
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.5208° N, 108.7304° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.5208&lon=-108.7304&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4166B (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: BLANCA 1731ATC
- Reported engine: LYC IO540K1E5
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 433 total, 5 in this make and model, 14 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN84LA123](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN84LA123) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840404008439A

## Narrative

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

TOOK OFF WITH SLIGHT CROSSWIND AND HIGH DENSITY ALTITUDE, SETTLED ON RUNWAY, RAN OFF LEFT SIDE OF RUNWAY.

## 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 DEN84LA123](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN84LA123), Apr 4, 1984: Bellanca 17-31ATC (N4166B), Gallup, NM, 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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