# Incident 19871010080709I: Blanca 1730A, Daytona Beach, FL, October 10, 1987

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 10, 1987, 20:00 local time
- Place: Daytona Beach, FL
- Airport: Daytona Beach Regional
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 29.1799° N, 81.0580° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at DAYTONA BEACH INTL (DAB), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.1799&lon=-81.0580&mi=10
- Aircraft: N28085, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N28085) (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
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 44 total, 21 in this make and model
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19871010080709I

## Narrative

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

ENGINE FAILURE ON TAKEOFF. FORCED LANDING AFTER TAKEOFF. LOW PRESSURE READING ON FUEL INJECTION PUMP.

## Other reports on N28085 (2)

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

- [Incident 20260630009469I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20260630009469I), Jun 30, 2026: Bellanca 17-30A (N28085), Henning, MN, Minor damage. The PIC stated that a wind gust interrupted a normal landing, resulting in a hard landing and minor damage to the aircraft.
- [Incident 20050118001369I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20050118001369I), Jan 18, 2005: Blanca 1730A (N28085), Lititz, PA. (-23) The subject aircraft was on a night VFR flight instruction flight, climbing thru 6,000 feet, when the engine began to surge. The pilot was able to…

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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