# Incident 19870703043139I: Blanca 1731ATC, Addison, TX, July 3, 1987

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 3, 1987, 15:30 local time
- Place: Addison, TX
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.9637° N, 96.8338° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Addison, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.9637&lon=-96.8338&mi=10
- Aircraft: N39889, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N39889) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bellanca 17-31ATC (registry code 1220437, https://openairdocs.org/model/bellanca-17-31atc) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental IO-520 series (registry code 17032, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-520-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BLANCA 1731ATC
- Reported engine: LYC IO540K1E5
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 10,000 total, 2 in this make and model, 50 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870703043139I

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT SLOWLY LOST POWER EN ROUTE. SAFE OFF AIRPORT LANDING MADE.  MAGNETOS HAD DETERIORATED.

## Other reports on N39889 (1)

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

- [Incident 20031128032469I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20031128032469I), Nov 28, 2003: Blanca 1731ATC (N39889), New Orleans, LA, Minor damage. (-23) Aircraft departed new on runway 36L at approximately 1950Z, pilot reported smoke in cockpit and declared an emergency, and landed aircraft on 36L. Upon…

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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