# Incident 19870105004259I: Blanca 1730A, Watsonville, CA, January 5, 1987

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 5, 1987, 12:30 local time
- Place: Watsonville, CA
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.9236° N, 121.7724° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Watsonville, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.9236&lon=-121.7724&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8267R, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8267R-2003-09-24) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bellanca 17-30A (registry code 1220433, https://openairdocs.org/model/bellanca-17-30a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BLANCA 1730A
- Reported engine: CONT IO520K
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 160 total, 80 in this make and model, 20 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870105004259I

## Narrative

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

THE ENGINE DEVELOPED AN OIL LEAK EN ROUTE. OIL COVERED THE WINDSCREEN. LANDED IN A FIELD. CRANKSHAFT SEAL DISLODGED

## Other reports on N8267R (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 19830218009419I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830218009419I), Feb 18, 1983: Blanca 1730A (N8267R), Tonopah, NV, Minor damage. Encountered heavy snow en route. Was advised by nearby airport to land on highway due conditions at airport.

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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