# Incident 19850126010559I: Blanca 1730A, Mexia, TX, January 26, 1985

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 26, 1985, 14:50 local time
- Place: Mexia, TX
- Airport: Limestone Co
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 31.6807° N, 96.4832° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Mexia, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=31.6807&lon=-96.4832&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8872V, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8872V-2013-09-11) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bellanca 17-30A (registry code 1220433, https://openairdocs.org/model/bellanca-17-30a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental IO-520 series (registry code 17032, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-520-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BLANCA 1730A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,700 total, 76 in this make and model, 73 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850126010559I

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT VEERED INTO DRAINAGE DITCH ON ROLLOUT. FAILED ROD END IN NOSE STEERING ROD.

## Other reports on N8872V (1)

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

- [Accident 19950521012251A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950521012251A), May 21, 1995: Blanca 1730A (N8872V), Conroe, TX, Destroyed. Landing on inactive runway right main gear struck windshield and cowl of N7797 that was departing on active runway.

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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