# Incident 19971202044259I: Blanca 14193A, Huntsville, AL, December 2, 1997

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 2, 1997, 15:11 local time
- Place: Huntsville, AL
- Airport: Huntsville International-Carl T Jones
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.6372° N, 86.7751° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at HUNTSVILLE INTL-CARL T JONES FLD (HSV), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.6372&lon=-86.7751&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8515R, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8515R-2019-10-05) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bellanca 14-19-3 (registry code 3080106, https://openairdocs.org/model/bellanca-14-19-3) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental I0-470 series (registry code 17027, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-i0-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BLANCA 14193A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 182 total, 6 in this make and model, 15 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19971202044259I

## Narrative

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

NARRATIVE: ON DEC. 2, 1997 AT 15:11 A BELLANCA 14-19-3A, N8515R, OPERATING AS A 14 CFR 91 PERSONAL FLIGHT, EXPERIENCED A NOSEGEAR COLLAPSE ON LANDING. INVESTIGATION REVEALED PART NUMBER 19433-30 DRAG STRUT HAD FAILED.

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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