# Accident 19900512017009A: Blanca 1731A, Davis Park, NY, May 12, 1990

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 12, 1990
- Place: Davis Park, NY
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Unauth Low Level Opns
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.6840° N, 73.0048° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Davis Park, NY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.6840&lon=-73.0048&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7SF, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7SF-1991-10-25) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bellanca 17-31A (registry code 1220435, https://openairdocs.org/model/bellanca-17-31a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BLANCA 1731A
- Reported engine: LYC IO540*
- People aboard: 4
- Fatal injuries: 4
- Pilot flight hours: 825 total, 20 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC90GA105](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC90GA105) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900512017009A

## Narrative

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

HIGH SPEED IMPACT INTO OCEAN ON A U.S. COAST GUARD TRAINING FLIGHT.PILOT HAD COMPLAINED PAIN FROM PRIOR HEAD INJURY

## 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 NYC90GA105](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC90GA105), May 12, 1990: Bellanca 17-31A (N7SF), Davis Park, NY, destroyed, 4 fatal. Probable cause: THE AIRPLANE IMPACTING THE WATER AT A HIGH SPEED FOR UNKNOWN REASON(S).

## Other reports on N7SF (1)

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

- [Incident 19811103080809I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19811103080809I), Nov 3, 1981: Blanca 1730A (N7SF), Columbus, OH, Minor damage. Witness saw gear partially down prior to touchdown. Pilot failed to actuate gear. Auto gear system actuated.

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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