# Accident 19871005058789A: Blanca 1731ATC, Wamego, KS, October 5, 1987

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 5, 1987, 22:30 local time
- Place: Wamego, KS
- Airport: Wamego Municipal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.1999° N, 96.3002° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.1999&lon=-96.3002&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8786V, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8786V-1991-01-31) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bellanca 17-31ATC (registry code 1220437, https://openairdocs.org/model/bellanca-17-31atc) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BLANCA 1731ATC
- Reported engine: LYC IO540K1E5
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,200 total, 600 in this make and model, 20 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MKC88LA001](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC88LA001) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19871005058789A

## Narrative

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

PILOT LINED UP WITH A WHITE FENCE BY MISTAKE ON A NIGHT LANDING. LANDED ON THE PARALLEL FENCE. POOR RUNWAY LIGHTING

## 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 MKC88LA001](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC88LA001), Oct 6, 1987: Bellanca 17-31ATC (N8786V), Wamego, KS, 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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