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Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Blanca 17-30 · West Green, GA · August 21, 1986

Date
August 21, 1986 · 13:42 local
Place
West Green, GA
Phase of flight
Normal Cruise
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N6655V
NTSB investigation
NTSBATL86FA223
Reported as
Blanca 1730
Reported engine
Continental IO520D
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
1
Pilot’s flight hours
410 total104 in this make and model11 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.

The left wing separated while the aircraft was flying in a thunderstorm. ATC did not advise the pilot of the cell.

As the FAA filed it

THE LEFT WING SEPARATED WHILE THE AIRCRAFT WAS FLYING IN A THUNDERSTORM. ATC DID NOT ADVISE THE PILOT OF THE CELL.

NTSB investigation

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