# Accident 19880123008959A: Blanca 1730, Barron, WI, January 23, 1988

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 23, 1988, 14:00 local time
- Place: Barron, WI
- Airport: Barron Municipal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 45.4008° N, 91.8399° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.4008&lon=-91.8399&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7377V, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7377V-1998-01-26) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bellanca 17-30 (registry code 1220432, https://openairdocs.org/model/bellanca-17-30) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BLANCA 1730
- Reported engine: CONT IO520*
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,900 total, 2 in this make and model, 8 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI88LA055](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI88LA055) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880123008959A

## Narrative

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

TOOK POWER OFF TOO SOON ON SHORT FINAL. DESCENDED,HIT A SNOWBANK SHORT OF RUNWAY. PASSENGER PILOT STOPPED AIRCRAFT.

## 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 CHI88LA055](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI88LA055), Jan 23, 1988: Bellanca 17-30 (N7377V), Barron, WI, 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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