19800719029959A

Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Blanca 17-31ATC · Sterling, CO · July 19, 1980

Date
July 19, 1980 · 07:35 local
Place
Sterling, CO
Airport
Crosson
Phase of flight
Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N4066B
NTSB investigation
NTSBDEN80FA049
Reported as
Blanca 1731ATC
Reported engine
Lycoming IO540K1E5
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
2
Pilot’s flight hours
650 total13 in this make and model0 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.

Pilot attempted emergency landing on returning to airport after takeoff. Aircraft burned after landing.

As the FAA filed it

PILOT ATTEMPTED EMERGENCY LANDING ON RETURNING TO AIRPORT AFTER TAKEOFF. AIRCRAFT BURNED AFTER LANDING.

NTSB investigation

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