# Accident 19870327007679A: Blanca 1730, Medford, OR, March 27, 1987

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 27, 1987, 14:03 local time
- Place: Medford, OR
- Airport: Medford-Jackson County
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.2807° N, 122.9000° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.2807&lon=-122.9000&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4878V, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4878V-2020-05-29) (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: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 935 total, 17 in this make and model, 15 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA87LA069](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA87LA069) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870327007679A

## Narrative

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

THE AIRCRAFT HIT A DITCH DURING AN EMERGENCY LANDING. CAUSE FOR THE ENGINE FAILURE IS UNDETERMINED.

## 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 SEA87LA069](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA87LA069), Mar 27, 1987: Bellanca 17-30 (N4878V), Medford, OR, substantial damage

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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