# Incident 19870607023209I: Blanca 1730, Indianapolis, IN, June 7, 1987

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 7, 1987, 20:00 local time
- Place: Indianapolis, IN
- Airport: Mt. Comfort
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.7684° N, 86.1580° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Indianapolis, IN, within about 11 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.7684&lon=-86.1580&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4880V, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4880V) (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: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 6,200 total, 10 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/19870607023209I

## Narrative

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

WHILE MANEUVERING AT LOW SPEED ON THE TAXIWAY THE RIGHT MAIN GEAR COLLAPSED.  CORROSION ON DOWN LOCK SPRING.

## Other reports on N4880V (2)

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

- [Incident 20200313001389I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20200313001389I), Mar 13, 2020: Bellanca 17-30 (N4880V), Rensselaer, IN, Minor damage. The pilot in command (PIC) was on a flight from grand island, NE (gri) to jasper county airport, IN (rzl) after purchasing the aircraft. When the PIC began the…
- [Incident 20111208027679I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20111208027679I), Dec 8, 2011: Bellanca 17-30 (N4880V), Kokomo, IN, Minor damage. After landing, while on rollout, right gear slowly collapsed. Minor damage to r/h trailing edge of wingtip and flap trailing edge

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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