# Accident 19920425011519A: Blanca 1730A, Burnsville, NC, April 25, 1992

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 25, 1992, 23:15 local time
- Place: Burnsville, NC
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Scud Running
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.9103° N, 82.2892° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.9103&lon=-82.2892&mi=10
- Aircraft: N28110, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N28110-2014-09-25) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bellanca 17-30A (registry code 1220433, https://openairdocs.org/model/bellanca-17-30a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental IO-520 series (registry code 17032, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-520-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BLANCA 1730A
- Reported engine: CONT IO520K
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- Pilot flight hours: 400 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL92FA090](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL92FA090) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920425011519A

## Narrative

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

FLEW INTO TREES ON MT MITCHELL. LOW CEILING SNOW IN AREA. INDICATES PILOT HAD MADE A 180 TURN PRIOR TO CRASH.

## 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 ATL92FA090](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL92FA090), Apr 26, 1992: Bellanca 17-30A (N28110), Burnsville, NC, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO ADEQUATELY EVALUATE THE WEATHER INFORMATION AND HIS CONTINUED VISUAL FLIGHT INTO INSTRUMENT CONDITIONS, WHICH RESULTED IN A COLLISION WITH HIGH TERRAIN. A FACTOR WAS THE DARK…

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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