19871006058839A

Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Blanca 17-30A · Newport, VT · October 6, 1987

Date
October 6, 1987 · 08:00 local
Place
Newport, VT
Airport
Newport State
Phase of flight
Forced/Precautionary Landing
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N39857
NTSB investigation
NTSBNYC88LA002
Reported as
Blanca 1730A
Reported engine
Continental IO520K
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
331 total331 in this make and model15 in the last 90 days

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Engine quit on climbout. Crash landed off end of runway. Large amounts of water in fuel. Fuel caps were loose fit.

As the FAA filed it

ENGINE QUIT ON CLIMBOUT. CRASH LANDED OFF END OF RUNWAY. LARGE AMOUNTS OF WATER IN FUEL. FUEL CAPS WERE LOOSE FIT.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.