# Accident 19881207053099A: Blanca 1730, Martelle, IA, December 7, 1988

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 7, 1988, 17:15 local time
- Place: Martelle, IA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.0198° N, 91.3508° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.0198&lon=-91.3508&mi=10
- Aircraft: N198V, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N198V) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bellanca 17-30 (registry code 1220432, https://openairdocs.org/model/bellanca-17-30) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental IO-520 series (registry code 17032, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-520-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BLANCA 1730
- Reported engine: CONT IO520D
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,102 total, 165 in this make and model, 15 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MKC89LA031](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC89LA031) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19881207053099A

## Narrative

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

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

## 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 MKC89LA031](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC89LA031), Dec 7, 1988: Bellanca 17-30 (N198V), Martelle, IA, 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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