19841021075069I

Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Blanca 17-31A · Palm Coast, FL · October 21, 1984

Date
October 21, 1984 · 18:40 local
Place
Palm Coast, FL
Phase of flight
Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N8830V
NTSB investigation
NTSBMIA85IA014
Reported as
Blanca 1731A
Reported engine
Lycoming IO540K1E5
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
1,250 total0 in this make and model2 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.

Magneto coils heated up causing partial power loss. Landed on road, left wing tip contacted a road sign.

As the FAA filed it

MAGNETO COILS HEATED UP CAUSING PARTIAL POWER LOSS. LANDED ON ROAD, LEFT WING TIP CONTACTED A ROAD SIGN.

NTSB investigation

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