# Incident 19891105060809I: Blanca 1730A, Lakeland, FL, November 5, 1989

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 5, 1989, 15:40 local time
- Place: Lakeland, FL
- Airport: Lakeland Municipal
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 28.0395° N, 81.9498° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Lakeland, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=28.0395&lon=-81.9498&mi=10
- Aircraft: N39893, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N39893) (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: 110 total, 25 in this make and model, 60 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19891105060809I

## Narrative

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

ENGINE PROBLEM ON TAKEOFF. RETURNED. UNABLE TO LOWER GEAR. LANDED GEAR UP. LOOSE EXHAUST STACK SEVERED WIRES.

## Other reports on N39893 (2)

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

- [Incident 20210723013329I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20210723013329I), Jul 23, 2021: Bellanca 17-30A (N39893), Arbor Vitae, WI, Minor damage. On 7/23/2021, the pilot was on a VFR flight from cedar rapids, IA (cid) to Arbor Vitae, WI (arv). The pilot requested no air traffic services. The aircraft…
- [Incident 19910121003199I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910121003199I), Jan 21, 1991: Blanca 1730A (N39893), Abilene, TX, Minor damage. Lost directional control on crosswind landing. Veered to right and departed runway. Hit an embankment.

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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