# Incident 19810304022009I: Blanca 1730, Interlochen, MI, March 4, 1981

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 4, 1981, 16:30 local time
- Place: Interlochen, MI
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 44.6477° N, 85.7630° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Interlochen, MI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.6477&lon=-85.7630&mi=10
- Aircraft: N28022, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N28022) (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 1730
- Reported engine: CONT IO520*
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 650 total, 250 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/19810304022009I

## Narrative

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

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 19991125035959I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19991125035959I), Nov 25, 1999: Blanca 1730A (N28022), College Station, TX, Substantial damage. (-23) The aircraft had experienced an indicating/mechanical problem with the landing gear upon initial extension of the landing gear prior to landing. The…

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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