# Incident 19850401019699I: Blanca 1731ATC, Portland, ME, April 1, 1985

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 1, 1985, 07:35 local time
- Place: Portland, ME
- Airport: International
- Phase of flight: Final Approach-IFR
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 43.6332° N, 70.1853° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Portland, ME, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.6332&lon=-70.1853&mi=10
- Aircraft: N39827, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N39827-2012-09-27) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bellanca 17-31ATC (registry code 1220437, https://openairdocs.org/model/bellanca-17-31atc) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming TI0-540 series (registry code 41533, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-ti0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BLANCA 1731ATC
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 12,000 total, 100 in this make and model, 150 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850401019699I

## Narrative

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

GEAR DOWN LIGHT DID NOT ILLUMINATE PRIOR TO  LANDING. SAFE LANDING. REPLACED GEAR INDICATOR SWITCH.

## Other reports on N39827 (2)

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

- [Accident 20000607009489A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000607009489A), Jun 7, 2000: Blanca 1731ATC (N39827), Del Rio, TX, Substantial damage. (-23) On June 7, 2000, at approximately 1451 hours, a Bellanca 1731ATC, N39827 owned and operated by[privacy data omitted]crashed 10 miles norhtwest of…
- [Incident 19810204016369I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810204016369I), Feb 4, 1981: Blanca 1731 (N39827), Santa Monica, CA, Minor damage. Nose gear collapsed at time of ground contact. Retract unit malfunctioned.

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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