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Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Blanca 17-30A · Cotulla, TX · October 27, 1991

Date
October 27, 1991 · 20:10 local
Place
Cotulla, TX
Airport
Cotulla Municipal Airport
Phase of flight
To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N6307Y
NTSB investigation
NTSBFTW92FA015
Reported as
Blanca 1730A
Reported engine
Continental IO520K
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
1,040 total1,000 in this make and model

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What happened

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

Panel lights went out on night takeoff. No ground lights. Lost control and crashed. Found short in HSI wire.

As the FAA filed it

PANEL LIGHTS WENT OUT ON NIGHT TAKEOFF. NO GROUND LIGHTS. LOST CONTROL AND CRASHED. FOUND SHORT IN HSI WIRE.

NTSB investigation

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