# Accident 19850929065099A: Blanca 1730A, Burlington, WA, September 29, 1985

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 29, 1985, 16:35 local time
- Place: Burlington, WA
- Airport: Skagit Regional B
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 48.4644° N, 122.3313° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Burlington, WA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=48.4644&lon=-122.3313&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6627V, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6627V-2013-09-25) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bellanca 17-30A (registry code 1220433, https://openairdocs.org/model/bellanca-17-30a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental IO-520 series (registry code 17032, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-520-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BLANCA 1730A
- Reported engine: CONT IO520K
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 14,325 total, 110 in this make and model, 223 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850929065099A

## Narrative

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

STRUCK DITCH DURING LANDING AFTER ENGINE QUIT.EXHAUST MUFFLER FAILED DAMAGING REGULATOR,ALTERNATOR FIELD, P LEADS.

## NTSB investigation

None matched to this report by aircraft and date. Search the NTSB's own records: https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-main-public/basic-search

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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