# Accident 19850308009599A: Blanca 1730A, Taos, NM, March 8, 1985

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 8, 1985, 17:30 local time
- Place: Taos, NM
- Airport: Municipal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Aborted (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.3796° N, 105.5693° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.3796&lon=-105.5693&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9735E (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: BLANCA 1730A
- Reported engine: CONT IO520K
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 616 total, 148 in this make and model, 30 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN85LA091](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN85LA091) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850308009599A

## Narrative

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

ABORTED TAKEOFF BUT COULD NOT STOP BEFORE RUNNING INTO SAGEBRUSH. DENSITY ALTITUDE NOT COMPUTED BY PILOT.

## 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 DEN85LA091](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN85LA091), Mar 9, 1985: Bellanca 17-30A (N9735E), Taos, 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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