# Accident 19860314006429A: Blanca 1730A, Frankfort, MI, March 14, 1986

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 14, 1986, 06:05 local time
- Place: Frankfort, MI
- Airport: City County
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 44.6306° N, 86.2303° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.6306&lon=-86.2303&mi=10
- Aircraft: N123RM, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N123RM-2013-06-12) (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: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 1,606 total, 400 in this make and model, 32 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI86FA102](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI86FA102) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860314006429A

## Narrative

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

THE AIRCRAFT STRUCK TREES AFTER TAKE OFF IN IFR CONDITONS.THE PILOT FILED AN IFR FLIGHT PLAN. IT WAS NOT ACTIVATED.

## 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 CHI86FA102](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI86FA102), Mar 14, 1986: Bellanca 17-30A (N123RM), Frankfort, MI, destroyed, 3 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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