19841117062799A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Blanca 17-31ATC · Allen, TX · November 17, 1984

Date
November 17, 1984 · 18:00 local
Place
Allen, TX
Phase of flight
Unauth Low Level Opns
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N8222R
NTSB investigation
NTSBFTW85FA054
Reported as
Blanca 1731ATC
Reported engine
Lycoming IO540K1E5
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
1
Pilot’s flight hours
918 total131 in this make and model34 in the last 90 days

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Pilot was turning around due to weather when he flew into ground. No record of pilot checking destination weather.

As the FAA filed it

PILOT WAS TURNING AROUND DUE TO WEATHER WHEN HE FLEW INTO GROUND. NO RECORD OF PILOT CHECKING DESTINATION WEATHER.

NTSB investigation

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