# Accident 19821124062629A: Blanca 1730A, Williams, AZ, November 24, 1982

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 24, 1982, 19:00 local time
- Place: Williams, AZ
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.3691° N, 112.2609° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.3691&lon=-112.2609&mi=10
- Aircraft: N14748, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N14748-2012-08-01) (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
- Reported engine: CONT IO520K
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 3
- Pilot flight hours: 546 total, 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX83FA050](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX83FA050) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19821124062629A

## Narrative

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

IMPACTED RISING TERRAIN WHILE FOLLOWING A HIGHWAY. TERRAIN OBSCURED BY FOG CLOUDS AND FREEZING RAIN.

## 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 LAX83FA050](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX83FA050), Nov 25, 1982: Bellanca 17-30A (N14748), Williams, AZ, destroyed, 4 fatal

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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