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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Blanca 17-30A · Des Moines, IA · February 6, 1977

Date
February 6, 1977
Place
Des Moines, IA
Airport
Municipal
Phase of flight
Starting Engines
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N9531E
NTSB investigation
NTSBMKC77FCD08
Reported as
Blanca 1730A
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
2,290 total102 in this make and model68 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Pilot attempted to hand prop aircraft with passenger on brakes in right seat.

As the FAA filed it

PILOT ATTEMPTED TO HAND PROP AIRCRAFT WITH PASSENGER ON BRAKES IN RIGHT SEAT.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.