# Accident 19910823036469A: Blanca 1730A, Arlington, WY, August 23, 1991

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 23, 1991, 13:05 local time
- Place: Arlington, WY
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.6053° N, 106.1997° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Arlington, WY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.6053&lon=-106.1997&mi=10
- Aircraft: N14698, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N14698-1992-02-11) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bellanca 17-30A (registry code 1220433, https://openairdocs.org/model/bellanca-17-30a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BLANCA 1730A
- Reported engine: CONT IO520K
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 3
- Pilot flight hours: 100 total, 10 in this make and model, 40 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA91FA220](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA91FA220) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910823036469A

## Narrative

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

IMPACTED TREES EDGE OF CLEAR CUT. NO POWER ON IMPACT. FUEL SELECTOR EMPTY AUX TANK. HORIZONTAL TAIL DEFORMATION.

## 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 SEA91FA220](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA91FA220), Aug 23, 1991: Bellanca 17-30A (N14698), Arlington, WY, destroyed, 3 fatal. Probable cause: THE LOSS OF ENGINE POWER FOR AN UNDETERMINED REASON. FACTORS CONTRIUBTING TO THE ACCIDENT WERE TREES AND THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO MAINTAIN ADEQUATE CLEARANCE ABOVE THE TREES.

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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