# Incident 19830710035989I: Blanca 1731ATC, Salem, MI, July 10, 1983

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 10, 1983, 17:00 local time
- Place: Salem, MI
- Airport: Salem
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Climb
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.4061° N, 83.5799° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Salem, MI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.4061&lon=-83.5799&mi=10
- Aircraft: N106CB, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N106CB) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bellanca 17-31ATC (registry code 1220437, https://openairdocs.org/model/bellanca-17-31atc) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming TI0-540 series (registry code 41533, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-ti0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BLANCA 1731ATC
- Reported engine: LYC IO540K1E5
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 480 total, 60 in this make and model, 60 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830710035989I

## Narrative

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

LANDED GEAR UP IN A PLOWED FIELD DUE TO LOSS OF ENGINE POWER. FOUND THROTTLE LINKAGE HAD BECOME DISCONNECTED.

## Other reports on N106CB (3)

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

- [Incident 19980122001919I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980122001919I), Jan 22, 1998: Blanca 1731ATC (N106CB), Mesa, AZ, Minor damage. Narrative: pilot noticed on downwind leg, the nose gear lt. not green. Attempted to attain 3 green lights by cycling l/gear several times and aerodynamically…
- [Incident 19930425013499I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930425013499I), Apr 25, 1993: Blanca 1731ATC (N106CB), Kearney, NE, Minor damage. Appears pilot forgot to lower landing gear. Landed in Private alfalfa field gear up.
- [Incident 19830514047629I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830514047629I), May 14, 1983: Blanca 1731ATC (N106CB), Plymouth, MI, Minor damage. Right gear collapsed on rollout. Assistant airport manager stated gear was still coming down over airport boundary.

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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