# Incident 19830730053979I: Blanca 14193, Flossmoor, IL, July 30, 1983

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 30, 1983, 07:00 local time
- Place: Flossmoor, IL
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.5391° N, 87.6857° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Flossmoor, IL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.5391&lon=-87.6857&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7618E, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7618E-2017-03-10) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bellanca 14-19-3 (registry code 3080106, https://openairdocs.org/model/bellanca-14-19-3) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental O-470 series (registry code 17026, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BLANCA 14193
- Reported engine: CONT IO470F
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 4,000 total, 200 in this make and model, 15 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830730053979I

## Narrative

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

ENGINE QUIT. SMOKE IN COCKPIT. LANDED GEAR UP TO MINIMIZE DAMAGE. ENGINE HAD THROWN A ROD THROUGH THE CASE.

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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