# Incident 19890127005459I: Blanca 1730, Tulare, CA, January 27, 1989

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 27, 1989, 15:30 local time
- Place: Tulare, CA
- Airport: Mefford Field Airport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.1566° N, 119.3266° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at MEFFORD FLD (TLR), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.1566&lon=-119.3266&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7305V, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7305V-1990-08-14) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bellanca 17-30 (registry code 1220432, https://openairdocs.org/model/bellanca-17-30) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BLANCA 1730
- Reported engine: CONT IO520D
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,700 total, 2 in this make and model, 7 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890127005459I

## Narrative

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

DID NOT SEE THAT THE LANDING GEAR WAS DOWN. LANDED WITH THE GEAR IN THE UP POSITION. MINOR DAMAGE TO AIRCRAFT.

## Other reports on N7305V (1)

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

- [Accident 19850720032949A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850720032949A), Jul 20, 1985: Blanca 1730 (N7305V), San Andreas, CA, Substantial damage. Unable to restart engine after one fuel tank ran dry. Landed gear up in a field. Improper restart procedure used.

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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