# Accident 19911027046809A: Blanca 1730A, Cotulla, TX, October 27, 1991

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 27, 1991, 20:10 local time
- Place: Cotulla, TX
- Airport: Cotulla Municipal Airport
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 28.4290° N, 99.2307° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=28.4290&lon=-99.2307&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6307Y, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6307Y-1996-01-27) (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
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,040 total, 1,000 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW92FA015](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW92FA015) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19911027046809A

## Narrative

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

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

## 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 FTW92FA015](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW92FA015), Oct 28, 1991: Bellanca 17-30A (N6307Y), Cotulla, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO MAINTAIN AIRCRAFT CONTROL. FACTORS RELATED TO THE ACCIDENT WERE: DARKNESS, AND A SHORT IN THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM WHICH RESULTED IN PARTIAL FAILURE OF THE INSTRUMENT LIGHTS AND A…

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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