# Incident 19850216009669I: Blanca 1730, Troy, MI, February 16, 1985

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 16, 1985, 16:30 local time
- Place: Troy, MI
- Airport: Aokland
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.6056° N, 83.1499° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Troy, MI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.6056&lon=-83.1499&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4703V, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4703V) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bellanca 17-30 (registry code 1220432, https://openairdocs.org/model/bellanca-17-30) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental IO-520 series (registry code 17032, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-520-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BLANCA 1730
- Reported engine: CONT IO520D
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,000 total, 100 in this make and model, 20 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850216009669I

## Narrative

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

LOST DIRECTIONAL CONTROL ON TAKEOFF ROLL AND STRUCK SNOWBANK. DAMAGE TO GEAR STRUT ASSEMBLIES AND PROPELLER.

## Other reports on N4703V (1)

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

- [Incident 19900706032009I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900706032009I), Jul 6, 1990: Blanca 1730A (N4703V), Troy, MI, Minor damage. Student pilot lost directional control on takeoff roll. Aircraft veered off 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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