# Incident 19910922046689I: Blanca 1730A, Grand Canyon, AZ, September 22, 1991

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 22, 1991, 11:00 local time
- Place: Grand Canyon, AZ
- Airport: Grand Canyon National Park
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.9524° N, 112.1470° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at Grand Canyon National Park Airport (GCN), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.9524&lon=-112.1470&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8263R, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8263R-2001-01-03) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bellanca 17-30A (registry code 1220433, https://openairdocs.org/model/bellanca-17-30a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BLANCA 1730A
- People aboard: 4
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,200 total, 300 in this make and model, 30 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910922046689I

## Narrative

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

ALMOST LANDED GEAR UP. GO AROUND MADE AS AIRCRAFT TOUCHED  THE RUNWAY. LANDED SAFELY ON SECOND TRY.

## Other reports on N8263R (2)

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

- [Accident 20000713009419A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000713009419A), Jul 13, 2000: Blanca 1730A (N8263R), Houston, TX, Destroyed, 2 fatal. (-23) On 7/13/00, approx. 2140 CDT, a Bellanca BL-17-30A (single engine airplane) N8263R, was destroyed when it impacted trees and terrain during a night…
- [Incident 19870417023989I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870417023989I), Apr 17, 1987: Blanca 1730A (N8263R), San Diego, CA. Electrical problems and resultant radio problems during an IFR approach. ATC afforded special handling.

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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