19811216079379A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Blanca 17-31ATC · Anchorage, AK · December 16, 1981

Date
December 16, 1981 · 13:45 local
Place
Anchorage, AK
Airport
Merrill
Phase of flight
Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N14710
NTSB investigation
NTSBANC82DAG11
Reported as
Blanca 1731ATC
Reported engine
Lycoming IO540K1E5
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
1,313 total155 in this make and model52 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.

Engine quit on climbout. Unable to make airport. Hit trees landing on a frozen lake. Connecting rod cap failure.

As the FAA filed it

ENGINE QUIT ON CLIMBOUT. UNABLE TO MAKE AIRPORT. HIT TREES LANDING ON A FROZEN LAKE. CONNECTING ROD CAP FAILURE.

NTSB investigation

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