# Accident 19880530016259A: Blanca 1730A, Wautoma, WI, May 30, 1988

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 30, 1988, 20:02 local time
- Place: Wautoma, WI
- Airport: Wautoma Municipal Airport
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 44.0605° N, 89.2897° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.0605&lon=-89.2897&mi=10
- Aircraft: N28156, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N28156-1989-04-27) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bellanca 17-30A (registry code 1220433, https://openairdocs.org/model/bellanca-17-30a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BLANCA 1730A
- Reported engine: CONT IO520K
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 1,595 total, 1,395 in this make and model, 11 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI88FA120](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI88FA120) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880530016259A

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT OBSERVED IN STEEP PULLUP ON TAKEOFF. DIVED INTO TREES. PSEUDOEPHEDRINE O5MCG/G.

## 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 CHI88FA120](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI88FA120), May 31, 1988: Bellanca 17-30A (N28156), Wautoma, WI, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: PERFORMANCE OF AN AEROBATIC MANEUVER WITH INSUFFICIENT ALTITUDE FOR RECOVERY.

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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