# Accident 19920129001319A: Blanca 1730, Oklahoma City, OK, January 29, 1992

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 29, 1992, 07:33 local time
- Place: Oklahoma City, OK
- Airport: Expressway Airpark Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.5205° N, 97.4410° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.5205&lon=-97.4410&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4869V, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4869V-1993-05-05) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bellanca 17-30 (registry code 1220432, https://openairdocs.org/model/bellanca-17-30) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BLANCA 1730
- Reported engine: LYC IO540D4A5
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 1,650 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW92FA061](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW92FA061) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920129001319A

## Narrative

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

IMPACTED TREES ON HILLSIDE ON IFR CLIMBOUT FOG LOW CEILING LOW TIME PILOT LEFT SEAT PIC RIGHT SEAT.

## 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 FTW92FA061](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW92FA061), Jan 29, 1992: Bellanca 17-30 (N4869V), Oklahoma City, OK, substantial damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: THE SECOND PILOT'S (LEFT SEAT) FAILURE TO ATTAIN A POSITIVE RATE-OF-CLIMB DURING AN INSTRUMENT TAKEOFF, AND INADEQUATE SUPERVISION BY THE PILOT-IN-COMMAND. FACTORS WERE: THE WEATHER, AND THE…

## Other reports on N4869V (1)

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

- [Incident 19860820062179I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860820062179I), Aug 20, 1986: Blanca 1730 (N4869V), Telluride, CO, Minor damage. Pilot forgot to lower landing gear. Landed gear up.

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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