# Incident 19890826031759I: Blanca 1731ATC, Summerville, PA, August 26, 1989

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 26, 1989, 13:30 local time
- Place: Summerville, PA
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.1164° N, 79.1883° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Summerville, PA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.1164&lon=-79.1883&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4088B, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4088B) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bellanca 17-31ATC (registry code 1220437, https://openairdocs.org/model/bellanca-17-31atc) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming TI0-540 series (registry code 41533, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-ti0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BLANCA 1731ATC
- Reported engine: LYC IO540K1E5
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 733 total, 137 in this make and model, 10 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890826031759I

## Narrative

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

KEPT LOSING MANIFOLD PRESSURE. FORCED LANDING IN FIELD. BOLT CONNECTING THROTTLE CABLE TO SERVO CONTROL LEVER GONE.

## Other reports on N4088B (2)

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

- [Accident 20041114032929A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20041114032929A), Nov 14, 2004: Blanca 1731ATC (N4088B), Sewanee, TN, Substantial damage. (-23) After touchdown on landing at the Franklin County Airport at Sewanee, TN, the nosewheel linkage failed based upon tire mark evidence. The aircraft veered…
- [Incident 20000609032379I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000609032379I), Jun 9, 2000: Blanca 1731ATC (N4088B), Smithville, TN, Minor damage. (-23)Gear warning hron failed on approach. I was focused on fuel management due to somewhat lower fuel than usual (1/8TH tank each wing), and I failed to…

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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