# Accident 19850329010249A: Blanca 1730, Melbourne, FL, March 29, 1985

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 29, 1985, 07:40 local time
- Place: Melbourne, FL
- Airport: Regional
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 28.0791° N, 80.5598° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=28.0791&lon=-80.5598&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7390V, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7390V-2004-02-13) (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
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 870 total, 297 in this make and model, 63 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA85LA136](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA85LA136) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850329010249A

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT VEERED ON TAKEOFF ROLL AND DEPARTED RUNWAY AND WENT ACROSS TWO TAXIWAYS. NOSE GEAR FINALLY COLLAPSED.

## 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 MIA85LA136](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA85LA136), Mar 29, 1985: Bellanca 17-30 (N7390V), Melbourne, FL, substantial damage

## Other reports on N7390V (2)

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

- [Accident 19990321002339A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990321002339A), Mar 21, 1999: Blanca 1730 (N7390V), Fort Worth, TX, Substantial damage. Acft lost engine power on take-off and subsequently made a gear-up landing, other circumstances are unknown. (.19) on March 21, 1999, at 1445 central standard…
- [Incident 19780723038799I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780723038799I), Jul 23, 1978: Blanca 1730 (N7390V), Templeton Meado, CA, Minor damage. Pilot unable to get airborne from soft dirt runway. Ran off the departure end before stopping.

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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