19810106000469A

Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Blanca 17-30A · Iraan, TX · January 6, 1981

Date
January 6, 1981 · 06:42 local
Place
Iraan, TX
Airport
Iraan
Phase of flight
To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N6606V
NTSB investigation
NTSBFTW81FA021
Reported as
Blanca 1730A
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
1
Pilot’s flight hours
277 total38 in this make and model38 in the last 90 days

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What happened

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VFR pilot departed in darkness. Lost control on climbout. Fog-banks in area. Few ground lights.

As the FAA filed it

VFR PILOT DEPARTED IN DARKNESS. LOST CONTROL ON CLIMBOUT. FOG-BANKS IN AREA. FEW GROUND LIGHTS.

NTSB investigation

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Other reports on N6606V · 1

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