# Accident 19860821040959A: Blanca 1730, West Green, GA, August 21, 1986

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 21, 1986, 13:42 local time
- Place: West Green, GA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 31.5993° N, 82.7296° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=31.5993&lon=-82.7296&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6655V, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6655V-2014-11-25) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bellanca 17-30 (registry code 1220432, https://openairdocs.org/model/bellanca-17-30) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental IO-520 series (registry code 17032, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-520-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BLANCA 1730
- Reported engine: CONT IO520D
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 410 total, 104 in this make and model, 11 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL86FA223](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL86FA223) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860821040959A

## Narrative

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

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

## 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 ATL86FA223](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL86FA223), Aug 21, 1986: Bellanca 17-30 (N6655V), West Green, GA, destroyed, 2 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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