19790529041069A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Blanca 17-30A · Ruidoso, NM · May 29, 1979

Date
May 29, 1979 · 10:43 local
Place
Ruidoso, NM
Airport
Municipal
Phase of flight
Forced/Precautionary Landing
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N39877
NTSB investigation
NTSBDEN79FA042
Reported as
Blanca 1730A
Reported engine
Continental IO520D
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
5,500 total280 in this make and model75 in the last 90 days

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What happened

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

Left off engine oil filler cap. Engine lost power on takeoff. Oil blocked air intake. Alternate air defect.

As the FAA filed it

LEFT OFF ENGINE OIL FILLER CAP. ENGINE LOST POWER ON TAKEOFF. OIL BLOCKED AIR INTAKE. ALTERNATE AIR DEFECT.

NTSB investigation

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