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Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Blanca 17-30 · Lathrop Wells, NV · March 3, 1980

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Date: March 3, 1980 · 12:35 local
Place: Lathrop Wells, NV
Phase of flight: Unknown/Not Reported
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Destroyed
Aircraft: N4731V
Reported as: Blanca 1730
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 0 in this make and model0 in the last 90 days

N4731VRegistration cancelled Nov 27, 2012 · Bellanca 17-30S/N 30064 · Built 1967 Airframe modelBellanca 17-30 Engine modelContinental IO-520 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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Pilot stalled airplane while making a low-level turn over a highway. Possible illegal flight.

As the FAA filed it

PILOT STALLED AIRPLANE WHILE MAKING A LOW-LEVEL TURN OVER A HIGHWAY. POSSIBLE ILLEGAL FLIGHT.