# Accident 19870715034899A: Blanca 1730A, Mckinney, TX, July 15, 1987

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 15, 1987, 14:30 local time
- Place: Mckinney, TX
- Airport: Mckinney Municipal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.1792° N, 96.5909° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.1792&lon=-96.5909&mi=10
- Aircraft: N28157, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N28157-2012-08-27) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bellanca 17-30A (registry code 1220433, https://openairdocs.org/model/bellanca-17-30a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental IO-520 series (registry code 17032, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-520-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BLANCA 1730A
- Reported engine: CONT IO520K
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 586 total, 10 in this make and model, 203 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW87FA170](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW87FA170) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870715034899A

## Narrative

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

ENGINE QUIT ON DOWNWIND. AIRCRAFT GLIDED OVER A HOUSE AND HIT A FENCE ON LANDING. APPEARS FUEL SELECTOR PUT ON OFF.

## 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 FTW87FA170](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW87FA170), Jul 15, 1987: Bellanca 17-30A (N28157), Mc Kinney, TX, substantial damage

## Other reports on N28157 (1)

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

- [Incident 19860222004919I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860222004919I), Feb 22, 1986: Blanca 1730A (N28157), Laramie, WY, Minor damage. Returned when baggage door came open. Nose gear collapsed on landing roll. No mechanical defects found.

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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