# Accident 19850407010879A: Blanca 1731A, Yamhill, OR, April 7, 1985

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 7, 1985, 15:05 local time
- Place: Yamhill, OR
- Airport: Flying M Ranch
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Go Round (Aborted VFR)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 45.3591° N, 123.2394° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.3591&lon=-123.2394&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9705E, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9705E-2014-12-22) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bellanca 17-31A (registry code 1220435, https://openairdocs.org/model/bellanca-17-31a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming IO-540 series (registry code 41530, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-io-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BLANCA 1731A
- Reported engine: LYC IO540K1E5
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 850 total, 150 in this make and model, 4 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA85FA084](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA85FA084) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850407010879A

## Narrative

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

TOUCHED DOWN LONG APPLIED POWER FOR GO AROUND BUT STALLED INTO TREES. TRIM WAS FOUND IN NEAR FULL NOSE UP POSITION.

## 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 SEA85FA084](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA85FA084), Apr 7, 1985: Bellanca 17-31A (N9705E), Yamhill, OR, 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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