# Accident 19910601018689A: Blanca 1730, Fort Ord, CA, June 1, 1991

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 1, 1991, 12:30 local time
- Place: Fort Ord, CA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Aircraft: N4SH, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4SH-1992-02-25) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bellanca 17-30 (registry code 1220432, https://openairdocs.org/model/bellanca-17-30) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BLANCA 1730
- Reported engine: CONT IO520D
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,500 total, 380 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX91LA236](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX91LA236) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910601018689A

## Narrative

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

LOST POWER EN ROUTE. FUEL PRESSURE FLUCTUATING. DITCHED IN OCEAN SURF. PILOT BELIEVES FUEL CONTAMINATION.

## 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 LAX91LA236](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX91LA236), Jun 1, 1991: Bellanca 17-30 (N4SH), Fort Ord, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: PARTIAL LOSS OF ENGINE POWER FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS.

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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