# Accident 19840424016279A: Blanca 1731ATC, Rock Springs, TX, April 24, 1984

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 24, 1984, 10:00 local time
- Place: Rock Springs, TX
- Airport: Edwards Co
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 30.0103° N, 100.2096° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.0103&lon=-100.2096&mi=10
- Aircraft: N39815, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N39815-2002-10-10) (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
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 4,060 total, 1,203 in this make and model, 30 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW84LA210](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW84LA210) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840424016279A

## Narrative

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

RETURNED TO LAND TO SECURE UNLOCKED CABIN DOOR AND LANDED GEAR UP.

## 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 FTW84LA210](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW84LA210), Apr 24, 1984: Bellanca 17-31ATC (N39815), Rocksprings, TX, substantial damage

## Other reports on N39815 (1)

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

- [Accident 19770111000279A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770111000279A), Jan 11, 1977: Blanca 1731ATC (N39815), Eagle Pass, TX, Substantial damage. N39815 collided with N61733 after pilot propped ac with pax at controls

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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