# Incident 19830218009419I: Blanca 1730A, Tonopah, NV, February 18, 1983

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 18, 1983, 10:00 local time
- Place: Tonopah, NV
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.0822° N, 117.2246° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Tonopah, NV, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.0822&lon=-117.2246&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8267R, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8267R-2003-09-24) (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: 5,864 total, 450 in this make and model, 59 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830218009419I

## Narrative

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

ENCOUNTERED HEAVY SNOW EN ROUTE. WAS ADVISED BY NEARBY AIRPORT TO LAND ON HIGHWAY DUE CONDITIONS AT AIRPORT.

## Other reports on N8267R (1)

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

- [Incident 19870105004259I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870105004259I), Jan 5, 1987: Blanca 1730A (N8267R), Watsonville, CA, Minor damage. The engine developed an oil leak en route. Oil covered the windscreen. Landed in a field. Crankshaft seal dislodged

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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