19911014045919A

Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Blanca 17-31ATC · Big Spring, TX · October 14, 1991

Date
October 14, 1991 · 18:15 local
Place
Big Spring, TX
Airport
Big Spring Mcmahon-Wrinkle
Phase of flight
Forced/Precautionary Landing
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N9755E
NTSB investigation
NTSBFTW92LA008
Reported as
Blanca 1731ATC
Reported engine
Lycoming IO540K1E5
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
2,200 total1,400 in this make and model20 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Engine failed on climbout. Trailed black smoke. Landed in trees. Engine threw a rod through case. Lacked lube.

As the FAA filed it

ENGINE FAILED ON CLIMBOUT. TRAILED BLACK SMOKE. LANDED IN TREES. ENGINE THREW A ROD THROUGH CASE. LACKED LUBE.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.