# Incident 19820317012779I: Blanca 1730A, Lago Vista, TX, March 17, 1982

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 17, 1982, 10:30 local time
- Place: Lago Vista, TX
- Airport: Bark
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 30.4526° N, 97.9910° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Lago Vista, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.4526&lon=-97.9910&mi=10
- Aircraft: N28091, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N28091) (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 1730A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 450 total, 350 in this make and model, 45 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820317012779I

## Narrative

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

LOST VACUUM PUMP ON AUTOPILOT. AIRPLANE DIVED INTO CLOUDS. LOST CONTROL. EXCEEDED VNE. TORE OFF PILOT'S VENT WINDOW

## Other reports on N28091 (1)

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

- [Incident 20141025019979I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20141025019979I), Oct 25, 2014: Bellanca 17-30A (N28091), Baytown, TX, Substantial damage. The PIC was executing a landing on rnwy 14 at the Baytown, TX airport when he landed hard/bounced the aircraft to the left. The left MLG came in contact with…

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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