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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Blanca 1730A · El Paso, TX · June 2, 1985

Date
June 2, 1985 · 11:00 local
Place
El Paso, TX
Airport
El Paso International
Phase of flight
Forced/Precautionary Landing
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N39854
NTSB investigation
NTSBFTW85LA242
Reported as
Blanca 1730A
Reported engine
Continental IO520K
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
174 total15 in this make and model17 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.

Smoke in cockpit and engine quit on takeoff. Struck an embankment, gear collapsed. Muffler failed, p leads burned.

As the FAA filed it

SMOKE IN COCKPIT AND ENGINE QUIT ON TAKEOFF. STRUCK AN EMBANKMENT, GEAR COLLAPSED. MUFFLER FAILED, P LEADS BURNED.

NTSB investigation

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