# Accident 19850602021939A: Blanca 1730A, El Paso, TX, June 2, 1985

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 2, 1985, 11:00 local time
- Place: El Paso, TX
- Airport: El Paso International
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 31.8004° N, 106.3590° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=31.8004&lon=-106.3590&mi=10
- Aircraft: N39854 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: BLANCA 1730A
- Reported engine: CONT IO520K
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 174 total, 15 in this make and model, 17 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW85LA242](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW85LA242) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850602021939A

## Narrative

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

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

## 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 FTW85LA242](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW85LA242), Jun 2, 1985: Bellanca 17-30A (N39854), El Paso, TX, substantial 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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