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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Blanca 1730 · Hibbing, MN · July 18, 1983

Date
July 18, 1983 · 08:55 local
Place
Hibbing, MN
Airport
Chisholm-Hibbing
Phase of flight
Final Approach
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N4831V
NTSB investigation
NTSBCHI83FA319
Reported as
Blanca 1730
Reported engine
Continental IO520D
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
1
Pilot’s flight hours
844 total26 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Advised no VFR. Was on top got a special VFR descended into trees on approach to airport.

As the FAA filed it

ADVISED NO VFR. WAS ON TOP GOT A SPECIAL VFR DESCENDED INTO TREES ON APPROACH TO AIRPORT.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.