# Incident 19910121003199I: Blanca 1730A, Abilene, TX, January 21, 1991

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 21, 1991, 14:14 local time
- Place: Abilene, TX
- Airport: Abilene Regional Airport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.4113° N, 99.6819° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at ABILENE RGNL (ABI), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.4113&lon=-99.6819&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
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 75 total, 20 in this make and model, 15 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910121003199I

## Narrative

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

LOST DIRECTIONAL CONTROL ON CROSSWIND LANDING. VEERED TO RIGHT AND DEPARTED RUNWAY. HIT AN EMBANKMENT.

## 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 19891105060809I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19891105060809I), Nov 5, 1989: Blanca 1730A (N39893), Lakeland, FL, Minor damage. Engine problem on takeoff. Returned. Unable to lower gear. Landed gear up. Loose exhaust stack severed wires.

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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