# Accident 19870916081329A: Blanca 1730, Louisville, KY, September 16, 1987

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 16, 1987, 11:20 local time
- Place: Louisville, KY
- Airport: Bowman Field Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.2190° N, 85.6794° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.2190&lon=-85.6794&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7378V, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7378V-2013-05-07) (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
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 9,182 total, 28 in this make and model, 81 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL87LA260](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL87LA260) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870916081329A

## Narrative

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

ENGINE QUIT WHILE MAKING A STEEP TURN TO FINAL. LOW FUEL UNPORTED IN TANK. AIRCRAFT STRUCK TREES AND A HOUSE.

## 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 ATL87LA260](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL87LA260), Sep 16, 1987: Bellanca 17-30A (N7378V), Louisville, KY, substantial damage

## Other reports on N7378V (1)

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

- [Incident 19821216069719I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19821216069719I), Dec 16, 1982: Blanca 1730 (N7378V), Ozark, AL, Minor damage. Pilot made a hard landing. Nose gear broken off. No malfunctions noted.

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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