# Accident 19910813033849A: Blanca 1730A, Boyne City, MI, August 13, 1991

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 13, 1991, 11:46 local time
- Place: Boyne City, MI
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 45.2101° N, 85.0101° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.2101&lon=-85.0101&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6704V, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6704V-2011-04-27) (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: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 2,400 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI91FA266](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI91FA266) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910813033849A

## Narrative

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

DIPPED A WING IN LAKE WHILE BANKING NEAR SURFACE. AIRCRAFT CARTWHEELED. MISSION WAS TO SCATTER HUMAN ASHES IN LAKE.

## 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 CHI91FA266](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI91FA266), Aug 13, 1991: Bellanca 17-30A (N6704V), Boyne City, MI, substantial damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: THE PILOT IN COMMAND'S FAILURE TO MAINTAIN PROPER ALTITUDE. A FACTOR CONTRIBUTING TO THE ACCIDENT WAS THE PILOT IN COMMAND'S DIVERTED ATTENTION..

## Other reports on N6704V (1)

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

- [Incident 19900307010029I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900307010029I), Mar 7, 1990: Blanca 1730A (N6704V), Bellaire, MI, Minor damage. Lost directional control on landing rollout. Veered off side of runway and struck a snowbank. Had ski boots on.

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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