# Accident 19920601017309A: Blanca 1730A, El Campo, TX, June 1, 1992

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 1, 1992, 15:50 local time
- Place: El Campo, TX
- Airport: El Campo Metro Airport Inc Arp
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Unauth Low Level Opns
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 29.1899° N, 96.2704° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.1899&lon=-96.2704&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8230R, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8230R-1992-10-19) (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
- People aboard: 4
- Fatal injuries: 4
- Pilot flight hours: 300 total, 20 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW92FA145](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW92FA145) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920601017309A

## Narrative

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

OBSERVED STEEP BANK,LOW ALTITUDE. DIVED VERTICALLY TO GROUND.NO MEDICAL.LICENSE ISSUED TO ALIAS SOCIAL SECURITY NO.

## 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 FTW92FA145](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW92FA145), Jun 1, 1992: Bellanca 17-30A (N8230R), El Campo, TX, destroyed, 4 fatal. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO MAINTAIN ADEQUATE AIRSPEED.

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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