# Incident 19910712033599I: Blanca 1730A, Marion, IA, July 12, 1991

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 12, 1991, 18:00 local time
- Place: Marion, IA
- Airport: Mcbride Field Airport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.0639° N, 91.6343° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at Mc Bride Field (7IA3), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.0639&lon=-91.6343&mi=10
- Aircraft: N39806, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N39806) (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: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 425 total, 250 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910712033599I

## Narrative

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

ENGINE FAILED ON CLIMBOUT. AIRCRAFT CONTINUED STRAIGHT AHEAD AND LANDED IN A FIELD.

## Other reports on N39806 (3)

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

- [Incident 20130520008859I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20130520008859I), May 20, 2013: Bellanca 17-30A (N39806), Pendleton, OR, Minor damage. Pilot stated he had purchased the aircraft and was flying it back to his home. When the PIC landed for a fuel stop in riverton, WY he said the nose gear…
- [Incident 20010630018349I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010630018349I), Jun 30, 2001: Blanca 1730A (N39806), Cedar Rapids, IA, Minor damage. (-23) Upon approach to cid airport, pilot lowered landing gear. The landing gear indication light for the nose showed that it was down and locked, the other…
- [Incident 19910423018239I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910423018239I), Apr 23, 1991: Blanca 1730A (N39806), Marion, IA, Minor damage. On simulated engine failure landing the nose gear retracted. Found gear handle in up position.

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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