# Accident 19820102000359A: Blanca 1730A, Homer, LA, January 2, 1982

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 2, 1982, 14:00 local time
- Place: Homer, LA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.7899° N, 93.0509° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.7899&lon=-93.0509&mi=10
- Aircraft: N14779, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N14779-1982-08-12) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bellanca 17-30A (registry code 1220433, https://openairdocs.org/model/bellanca-17-30a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BLANCA 1730A
- Reported engine: CONT IO520K
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 6,100 total, 21 in this make and model, 42 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW82FRJ07](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW82FRJ07) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820102000359A

## Narrative

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

ENGINE LOST POWER IFR EN ROUTE. STRUCK TREES ON BREAKOUT FROM LOW CLOUDS. CAUSE OF ENGINE PROBLEM NOT KNOWN.

## 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 FTW82FRJ07](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW82FRJ07), Jan 2, 1982: Bellanca 17-30A (N14779), Homer, LA, 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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