# Incident 19920916042959I: Blanca 1730A, Winnemucca, NV, September 16, 1992

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 16, 1992, 19:00 local time
- Place: Winnemucca, NV
- Airport: Winnemucca Municipal Airport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.8966° N, 117.8059° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at WINNEMUCCA MUNI (WMC), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.8966&lon=-117.8059&mi=10
- Aircraft: N39869, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N39869-1993-05-21) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bellanca 17-30A (registry code 1220433, https://openairdocs.org/model/bellanca-17-30a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BLANCA 1730A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 310 total, 4 in this make and model, 10 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920916042959I

## Narrative

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

DOOR OPENED ON CLIMBOUT. RETURNED. MADE A HARD LANDING. AIRCRAFT VEERED OFF SIDE OF RUNWAY.

## Other reports on N39869 (1)

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

- [Incident 19810610041839I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810610041839I), Jun 10, 1981: Blanca 1730A (N39869), Rapid City, SD, Minor damage. Left main gear leg failed upon touchdown due to faulty weld.

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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