# Accident 19880717030289A: Blanca 1730A, Springerville, AZ, July 17, 1988

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 17, 1988, 17:00 local time
- Place: Springerville, AZ
- Airport: Babbitt Field Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.0404° N, 109.2007° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.0404&lon=-109.2007&mi=10
- Aircraft: N14683, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N14683-1994-02-14) (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: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,890 total, 403 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX88LA266](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX88LA266) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880717030289A

## Narrative

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

ENGINE QUIT ON CLIMBOUT. CRASH LANDED OFF END OF RUNWAY. MAGNETOS WERE FIRING ONLY PART OF THE SPARK PLUGS.

## 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 LAX88LA266](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX88LA266), Jul 18, 1988: Bellanca 17-30A (N14683), Springerville, AZ, 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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