# Incident 19791124045939I: Blanca 1730A, Tiptonville, TN, November 24, 1979

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 24, 1979, 15:30 local time
- Place: Tiptonville, TN
- Airport: Reelfoot Lake
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.4753° N, 89.3463° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at REELFOOT LAKE (0M2), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.4753&lon=-89.3463&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4052B, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4052B) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bellanca 17-30A (registry code 1220433, https://openairdocs.org/model/bellanca-17-30a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental IO-520 series (registry code 17032, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-520-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BLANCA 1730A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,300 total, 200 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19791124045939I

## Narrative

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

ON TAKEOFF EXHAUST PIPE CAME LOOSE MELTING IGNITION WIRE BUNDLE CAUSING ENGINE FAILURE. LANDED IN FIELD SAFELY.

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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