# Accident 19900427016629A: Blanca 1730, Davis, WV, April 27, 1990

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 27, 1990, 12:34 local time
- Place: Davis, WV
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.1292° N, 79.4608° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.1292&lon=-79.4608&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4802V, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4802V) (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: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 333 total, 36 in this make and model, 14 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB BFO90IA039](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/BFO90IA039) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900427016629A

## Narrative

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

ROUGH ENGINE AND POWER LOSS. FORCE LANDED IN A SWAMP. BROKEN CONNECTING ROD. ROD BEARINGS WERE INSTALLED BACKWARDS.

## 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 BFO90IA039](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/BFO90IA039), Apr 27, 1990: Bellanca 17-30 (N4802V), Davis, WV, incident, no damage. Probable cause: THE IMPROPER INSTALLATION OF THE CONNECTING ROD BEARINGS ON THE NUMBER ONE CYLINDER.

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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