# Accident 19891029054399A: Blanca 1730A, Newberg, OR, October 29, 1989

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 29, 1989, 17:50 local time
- Place: Newberg, OR
- Airport: Private
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 45.3203° N, 122.9802° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.3203&lon=-122.9802&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4133B, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4133B) (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 IO520*
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 204 total, 10 in this make and model, 29 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA90LA026](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA90LA026) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19891029054399A

## Narrative

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

VEERED OFF RUNWAY ON LANDING. STRUCK DEBRIS ON SIDE OF RUNWAY. BLAMED BIRDS IN FLIGHT PATH CAUSED DISTRACTION.

## 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 SEA90LA026](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA90LA026), Oct 30, 1989: Bellanca 17-30 (N4133B), Newberg, OR, substantial damage. Probable cause: FAILURE OF THE PILOT TO MAINTAIN RUNWAY ALIGNMENT. THE BIRDS & DEBRIS (HIDDING OBSTRUCTIONS) WERE RELATED FACTORS.

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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