19831028055869A

Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Blanca 1731ATC · Littleton, MA · October 28, 1983

Date
October 28, 1983 · 15:35 local
Place
Littleton, MA
Phase of flight
Normal Cruise
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N6586V
NTSB investigation
NTSBNYC84FA016
Reported as
Blanca 1731ATC
Reported engine
Lycoming IO540K1E5
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
1
Pilot’s flight hours
4,510 total10 in this make and model10 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.

Right wing separated in flight. Wood rot and decay in wing front spar caused failure. Not visable on inspection.

As the FAA filed it

RIGHT WING SEPARATED IN FLIGHT. WOOD ROT AND DECAY IN WING FRONT SPAR CAUSED FAILURE. NOT VISABLE ON INSPECTION.

NTSB investigation

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