# Accident 19830718037019A: Blanca 1730, Hibbing, MN, July 18, 1983

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 18, 1983, 08:55 local time
- Place: Hibbing, MN
- Airport: Chisholm-Hibbing
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 47.3994° N, 92.9405° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.3994&lon=-92.9405&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4831V (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: BLANCA 1730
- Reported engine: CONT IO520D
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 844 total, 26 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI83FA319](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI83FA319) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830718037019A

## Narrative

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

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

## 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 CHI83FA319](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI83FA319), Jul 18, 1983: Bellanca 17-30 (N4831V), Hibbing, MN, destroyed, 1 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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