19881207053099A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Blanca 17-30 · Martelle, IA · December 7, 1988

Date
December 7, 1988 · 17:15 local
Place
Martelle, IA
Phase of flight
Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N198V
NTSB investigation
NTSBMKC89LA031
Reported as
Blanca 1730
Reported engine
Continental IO520D
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
1,102 total165 in this make and model15 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Low on fuel, elected to land on a road. A wing hit a road sign and spun the aircraft into a ditch.

As the FAA filed it

LOW ON FUEL, ELECTED TO LAND ON A ROAD. A WING HIT A ROAD SIGN AND SPUN THE AIRCRAFT INTO A DITCH.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.