# Accident 19950406007479A: Blanca 1730A, Midland, TX, April 6, 1995

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 6, 1995, 14:16 local time
- Place: Midland, TX
- Airport: Midland International Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Aborted (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 31.9425° N, 102.2019° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at , within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=31.9425&lon=-102.2019&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6700V, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6700V-2018-05-31) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bellanca 17-30A (registry code 1220433, https://openairdocs.org/model/bellanca-17-30a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental IO-520 series (registry code 17032, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-520-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BLANCA 1730A
- Reported engine: CONT IO520K
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW95LA157](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW95LA157) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950406007479A

## Narrative

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

SWERVED ON TAKEOFF ROLL. ABORTED. LOST DIRECTIONAL CONTROL. STRUCK VASI LIGHT. (-19) ON APRIL 6, 1995, AT 1416 CENTRAL DAYLIGHT TIME, A BELLANCA 17-30A, N6700V, WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED ON TAKEOFF AT MIDLAND, TEXAS. THE PRIVATE PILOT AND PASSENGER WERE NOT INJURED. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED FOR THE PLANNED PERSONAL CROSS COUNTRY FLIGHT TO PLAINVIEW, TEXAS. DURING THE TAKEOFF ROLL ON RUNWAY 28 AT MIDLAND INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT, THE AIRPLANE WENT OFF THE LEFT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY. THE RIGHT WING STRUCK A VASI LIGHT BOX AND THE RIGHT MAIN LANDING GEAR SEPARATED.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB FTW95LA157](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW95LA157), Apr 6, 1995: Bellanca 17-30A (N6700V), Midland, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL.

## Other reports on N6700V (3)

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

- [Incident 20160428015229I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20160428015229I), Apr 28, 2016: Bellanca 17-30A (N6700V), Benton, AR, Minor damage. On April 28, 2016 at 0815 CST, a Bellanca 17-30A, registered to a private owner from pine bluff, AR. The aircraft was being operated by a certificated private…
- [Incident 19950121003929I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950121003929I), Jan 21, 1995: Blanca 1730A (N6700V), Plainview, TX, Minor damage. Narrative: aircraft departed the runway during crosswind landing. Nose wheel collapsed, damaged propeller, and bottom of cowling.
- [Incident 19800224031559I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800224031559I), Feb 24, 1980: Blanca 1730A (N6700V), Kansas City, KS, Minor damage. Nose gear unsafe light on after normal extension.. Would not free fall. Nose gear collapsed after touchdown.

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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