# Incident 19830730052359I: Blanca 14192, Lexington, KY, July 30, 1983

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 30, 1983, 14:00 local time
- Place: Lexington, KY
- Airport: Private
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.9887° N, 84.4777° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Lexington, KY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.9887&lon=-84.4777&mi=10
- Aircraft: N711W, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N711W) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Downer BELLANCA 14-19-2 (registry code 3080114, https://openairdocs.org/model/downer-bellanca-14-19-2) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental O-470 series (registry code 17026, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BLANCA 14192
- Reported engine: CONT O470K
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,000 total, 1,000 in this make and model, 35 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830730052359I

## Narrative

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

PILOT REPORTED RADIO PROBLEMS. DIVERTED FROM CONTROLLED AIRPORT TO A PRIVATE STRIP. LANDED GEAR UP.

## Other reports on N711W (1)

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

- [Accident 20111101024989A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20111101024989A), Nov 1, 2011: Downer BELLANCA 14-19-2 (N711W), Borger, TX, Substantial damage. The pilot of N711W was flying from plainview, Texas to Borger, Texas. Approximately 22 miles from Borger as the pilot started a descent he decided to switch…

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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