# Incident 19880419019539I: Blanca 1731A, Denver, CO, April 19, 1988

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 19, 1988, 16:12 local time
- Place: Denver, CO
- Airport: Stapleton International
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.7392° N, 104.9847° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Denver, CO, within about 7 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.7392&lon=-104.9847&mi=10
- Aircraft: N20PB, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N20PB-2014-12-22) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bellanca 17-31A (registry code 1220435, https://openairdocs.org/model/bellanca-17-31a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming TI0-540 series (registry code 41533, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-ti0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BLANCA 1731A
- Reported engine: LYC TIO540*
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880419019539I

## Narrative

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

TRAILING SMOKE ON TAKEOFF. RETURNED TO LAND. MECHANIC ADVISED PILOT TO LEAN MIXTURE FOR DENSITY ALTITUDE TAKEOFF.

## Other reports on N20PB (1)

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

- [Incident 20140907017109I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20140907017109I), Sep 7, 2014: Bellanca 17-31A (N20PB), Castroville, TX, Minor damage. On September 7, 2014, at approximately 15:00 hours, a Bellanca 17-31A, N20PB owned by jerry spencer and operated by [privacy data omitted], landed gear up at…

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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