# Incident 19850611044479I: Blanca 1731ATC, Durango, CO, June 11, 1985

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 11, 1985, 14:30 local time
- Place: Durango, CO
- Airport: Laplata Co
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.2645° N, 107.8741° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Durango, CO, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.2645&lon=-107.8741&mi=10
- Aircraft: N245MB, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N245MB) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bellanca 17-31ATC (registry code 1220437, https://openairdocs.org/model/bellanca-17-31atc) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming IO-540 series (registry code 41530, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-io-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BLANCA 1731ATC
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 13,000 total, 1,010 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/19850611044479I

## Narrative

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

LANDED ON MAINS AND AS NOSE SETTLED PILOT NOTED RED GEAR LIGHT. NO MALFUNCTIONS FOUND ON SUBSEQUENT RETRACTION TEST

## Other reports on N245MB (1)

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

- [Accident 19810119001859A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810119001859A), Jan 19, 1981: Blanca 1731ATC (N245MB), Englewood, CO, Substantial damage. Pilot's attention diverted by gear & auto-pilot problems. Allowed airplane to descent & crash on night approach.

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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