# Incident 19841021075069I: Blanca 1731A, Palm Coast, FL, October 21, 1984

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 21, 1984, 18:40 local time
- Place: Palm Coast, FL
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 29.5850° N, 81.2078° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Palm Coast, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.5850&lon=-81.2078&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8830V, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8830V-2013-05-15) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bellanca 17-31A (registry code 1220435, https://openairdocs.org/model/bellanca-17-31a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming TI0-540 series (registry code 41533, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-ti0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BLANCA 1731A
- Reported engine: LYC IO540K1E5
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,250 total, 0 in this make and model, 2 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA85IA014](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA85IA014) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19841021075069I

## Narrative

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

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

## 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 MIA85IA014](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA85IA014), Oct 21, 1984: Bellanca 17-31A (N8830V), Palm Coast, FL, incident, minor damage

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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