19831202074669A

Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Blanca 17-30A · Hebronville, TX · December 2, 1983

Date
December 2, 1983 · 18:36 local
Place
Hebronville, TX
Airport
Jim Hogg Co
Phase of flight
Descent
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N4097B
NTSB investigation
NTSBFTW84FA083
Reported as
Blanca 1730A
Reported engine
Continental IO520K
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
1
Pilot’s flight hours
293 total257 in this make and model31 in the last 90 days

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What happened

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Reported sighting destination airport in area of near zero fog. Lost airport and low on fuel. Lost control. Crashed

As the FAA filed it

REPORTED SIGHTING DESTINATION AIRPORT IN AREA OF NEAR ZERO FOG. LOST AIRPORT AND LOW ON FUEL. LOST CONTROL. CRASHED

NTSB investigation

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