# Accident 19880623042499A: Blanca 1730A, Fresno, CA, June 23, 1988

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 23, 1988, 11:30 local time
- Place: Fresno, CA
- Airport: Fresno Air Terminal
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.7477° N, 119.7724° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Fresno, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.7477&lon=-119.7724&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8290R, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8290R) (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 IO520D
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 450 total, 30 in this make and model, 30 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880623042499A

## Narrative

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

COMPLETE ELECTRICAL FAILURE ON CLIMBOUT. LEFT MAIN GEAR COLLAPSED ON LANDING. FAILED TO ASSURE GEAR LOCKED DOWN.

## NTSB investigation

None matched to this report by aircraft and date. Search the NTSB's own records: https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-main-public/basic-search

## Other reports on N8290R (2)

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

- [Accident 19910225003499A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910225003499A), Feb 25, 1991: Blanca 1730A (N8290R), Coalinga, CA, Substantial damage. Engine failed on climbout. Nosed over on forced landing. Engine ran normal on post accident test.
- [Accident 19740522018499A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740522018499A), May 22, 1974: Blanca 1730A (N8290R), Hillsboro, OR, Destroyed. Ran out of fuel in aux tank. Otr tanks full.

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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