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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Blanca 1730 · Interlochen, MI · March 4, 1981

Date: March 4, 1981 · 16:30 local
Place: Interlochen, MI
Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N28022
Reported as: Blanca 1730
Reported engine: Continental IO520*
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 650 total250 in this make and model0 in the last 90 days

N28022Registered now · Bellanca 17-30AS/N 78-30881 · Built 1978 Airframe modelBellanca 17-30A Engine modelContinental IO-520 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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

Engine failed in flight due to oil contamenation with fine sand and small stones.

As the FAA filed it

ENGINE FAILED IN FLIGHT DUE TO OIL CONTAMENATION WITH FINE SAND AND SMALL STONES.

Other reports on N28022 · 1

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

Incident 19991125035959IRoll-Out (Fixed Wing) · College Station, TX(-23) The aircraft had experienced an indicating/mechanical problem with the landing gear upon initial extension of the landing gear prior to landing. The pilot stated that the indicating system for the landing gear showed all three green, (gear safe…Nov 25, 1999 · Substantial damage