# Accident 19881212054019A: Blanca 1730A, Athens, GA, December 12, 1988

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 12, 1988, 12:30 local time
- Place: Athens, GA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.9609° N, 83.3779° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Athens, GA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.9609&lon=-83.3779&mi=10
- Aircraft: N14695, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N14695) (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 IO520K
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,584 total, 175 in this make and model, 20 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL89LA055](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL89LA055) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19881212054019A

## Narrative

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

LOST OIL PRESSURE. ENGINE SIEZED. COLLAPSED GEAR ON LANDING. OIL COOLER LOOSE LOST OIL. NEW GASKETS 3 MONTHS PRIOR.

## 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 ATL89LA055](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL89LA055), Dec 12, 1988: Bellanca 17-30A (N14695), Athens, GA, substantial damage

## Other reports on N14695 (2)

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

- [Accident 19921017053009A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19921017053009A), Oct 17, 1992: Blanca 1730A (N14695), Grand Junction, CO, Substantial damage. Warning light on landing. Shop closed. Elected return to base. Again unsafe light. Nose gear collapsed landing.
- [Accident 19820824043489A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820824043489A), Aug 24, 1982: Blanca 1730A (N14695), Browning, MT, Substantial damage. Failed to use checklist. Landed gear up.

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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