# Accident 19860506019679A: Blanca 1731ATC, Winchester, TN, May 6, 1986

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 6, 1986, 12:30 local time
- Place: Winchester, TN
- Airport: Municipal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.1775° N, 86.0662° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at , within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.1775&lon=-86.0662&mi=10
- Aircraft: N28138, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N28138) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bellanca 17-31ATC (registry code 1220437, https://openairdocs.org/model/bellanca-17-31atc) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming IO-540 series (registry code 41530, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-io-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BLANCA 1731ATC
- Reported engine: LYC IO540K1E5
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,618 total, 502 in this make and model, 33 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL86FA125](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL86FA125) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860506019679A

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT STRUCK A WORKER ON THE RUNWAY. PILOT FAILED TO VISUALLY CLEAR THE RUNWAY.AIRPORT MANAGER NOT USING UNICOM.

## 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 ATL86FA125](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL86FA125), May 6, 1986: Bellanca 17-31ATC (N28138), Winchester, TN, substantial damage, 1 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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