# Accident 19950714018689A: Blanca 1730, Springfield, MO, July 14, 1995

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 14, 1995, 23:30 local time
- Place: Springfield, MO
- Airport: Springfield Regional
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.2457° N, 93.3886° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at , within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.2457&lon=-93.3886&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6566V, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6566V) (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
- Reported engine: LYC IO540D4A5
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI95LA224](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI95LA224) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950714018689A

## Narrative

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

LEFT MAIN GEAR COLLAPSED ON TAKEOFF ROLL. WING HIT. VEERED OFF RUNWAY. NO MECHANICAL DEFECTS OF GEAR FOUND.

## 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 CHI95LA224](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI95LA224), Jul 15, 1995: Bellanca 17-30 (N6566V), Springfield, MO, substantial damage. Probable cause: The collapse of the left main landing gear for an undetermined reason.

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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