# Accident 19950521012251A: Blanca 1730A, Conroe, TX, May 21, 1995

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 21, 1995, 13:55 local time
- Place: Conroe, TX
- Airport: Montgomery  County Airport
- Damage: Destroyed
- Collision: Midair collision, first aircraft
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 30.3202° N, 95.4701° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.3202&lon=-95.4701&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8872V, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8872V-2013-09-11) (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
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,500 total, 570 in this make and model, 20 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW95LA208](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW95LA208) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950521012251A

## Narrative

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

LANDING ON INACTIVE RUNWAY RIGHT MAIN GEAR STRUCK WINDSHIELD AND COWL OF N7797 THAT WAS DEPARTING ON ACTIVE RUNWAY.

## Other aircraft in the event

- N7797C, Piper PA32300: [Accident 19950521012252A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950521012252A)

## 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 FTW95LA208](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW95LA208), May 21, 1995: Bellanca 17-30A (N8872V), Conroe, TX, destroyed. Probable cause: THE FAILURE OF BOTH PILOTS TO MAINTAIN ADEQUATE VISUAL LOOKOUT. A FACTOR RELATING TO THE ACCIDENT WAS: FAILURE OF THE BELLANCA PILOT TO ADEQUATELY COMMUNICATE HIS INTENTIONS ON THE UNICOM FREQUENCY.

## Other reports on N8872V (1)

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

- [Incident 19850126010559I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850126010559I), Jan 26, 1985: Blanca 1730A (N8872V), Mexia, TX, Minor damage. Aircraft veered into drainage ditch on rollout. Failed rod end in nose steering rod.

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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