# Accident 19831028055869A: Blanca 1731ATC, Littleton, MA, October 28, 1983

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 28, 1983, 15:35 local time
- Place: Littleton, MA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.5376° N, 71.5120° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Littleton, MA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.5376&lon=-71.5120&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6586V (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: BLANCA 1731ATC
- Reported engine: LYC IO540K1E5
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 4,510 total, 10 in this make and model, 10 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC84FA016](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC84FA016) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19831028055869A

## Narrative

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

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

## 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 NYC84FA016](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC84FA016), Oct 28, 1983: Bellanca 17-31 ATC (N6586V), Littleton, MA, destroyed, 2 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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