# Incident 19850302061459I: Blanca 1730, West Branch, MI, March 2, 1985

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 2, 1985, 14:30 local time
- Place: West Branch, MI
- Airport: West Branch
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 44.2738° N, 84.2366° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of West Branch, MI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.2738&lon=-84.2366&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4716V, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4716V) (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
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,250 total, 0 in this make and model, 6 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850302061459I

## Narrative

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

UNSAFE GEAR INDICATION BEFORE COLLAPSE OF NOSE GEAR ON LANDING. GEAR OPERATION FOUND TO BE NORMAL.

## Other reports on N4716V (1)

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

- [Incident 19991028030049I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19991028030049I), Oct 28, 1999: Blanca 1730 (N4716V), Ithaca, MI, Minor damage. (-23) During take off pilot lost directional control and hit a landing light. Minor damage to aircraft. No injuries.

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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