# Accident 19811110073139A: Blanca 1731A, Farmington, NM, November 10, 1981

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 10, 1981, 13:15 local time
- Place: Farmington, NM
- Airport: Municipal
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.7281° N, 108.2187° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Farmington, NM, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.7281&lon=-108.2187&mi=10
- Aircraft: N93615, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N93615-1982-01-20) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bellanca 17-31A (registry code 1220435, https://openairdocs.org/model/bellanca-17-31a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BLANCA 1731A
- Reported engine: LYC IO540K1E5
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,400 total, 983 in this make and model, 32 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW82FQA09](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW82FQA09) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19811110073139A

## Narrative

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

ENGINE QUIT ON TAKEOFF. LANDED ON OTHER RUNWAY WITH HIGH SINK RATE. COLLAPSED GEAR. SUSPECT CONDENSATION IN FUEL.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB FTW82FQA09](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW82FQA09), Nov 10, 1981: Bellanca 17-31A (N93615), Farmington, NM, destroyed

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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