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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Blanca 17-30A · Shidler, OK · August 13, 1974

Date
August 13, 1974
Place
Shidler, OK
Phase of flight
Normal Cruise
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N39830
NTSB investigation
NTSBFTW75FPM01
Reported as
Blanca 1730A
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
243 total185 in this make and model73 in the last 90 days

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What happened

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Reduced pwr in flt to descnd. Acft dscnd into grnd when plt looked at maps. Drk nite.

As the FAA filed it

REDUCED PWR IN FLT TO DESCND.ACFT DSCND INTO GRND WHEN PLT LOOKED AT MAPS. DRK NITE.

NTSB investigation

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