# Accident 19830316011179A: Blanca 1731A, Waverly, GA, March 16, 1983

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 16, 1983, 23:30 local time
- Place: Waverly, GA
- Airport: Malcolm Mckinnon
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Final Approach-IFR
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 31.0899° N, 81.7198° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=31.0899&lon=-81.7198&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8855V, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8855V-1993-05-13) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bellanca 17-31A (registry code 1220435, https://openairdocs.org/model/bellanca-17-31a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BLANCA 1731A
- Reported engine: LYC IO540K1E5
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 5,101 total, 4 in this make and model, 89 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL83FA176](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL83FA176) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830316011179A

## Narrative

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

STRUCK TREES ON A VOR APPROACH IN AREA OF THUNDERSTORM. SEVERE TURBULENCE AND HEAVY RAIN. IMPACT VELOCITY FATAL.

## 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 ATL83FA176](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL83FA176), Mar 17, 1983: Bellanca 17-31A (N8855V), Waverly, GA, destroyed, 2 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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