# Accident 19921109045709A: Blanca 1731ATC, Dublin, TX, November 9, 1992

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 9, 1992, 02:00 local time
- Place: Dublin, TX
- Airport: Dublin Municipal Airport
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.0809° N, 98.3297° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.0809&lon=-98.3297&mi=10
- Aircraft: N39883, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N39883-2012-11-14) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bellanca 17-31ATC (registry code 1220437, https://openairdocs.org/model/bellanca-17-31atc) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming TI0-540 series (registry code 41533, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-ti0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BLANCA 1731ATC
- Reported engine: LYC IO540K1E5
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- Pilot flight hours: 2,500 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW93FA033](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW93FA033) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19921109045709A

## Narrative

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

STRUCK A POLE AND BURNED DESCENDING AT NIGHT IFR TO LOCATE AIRPORT. NO APPROACH FACILITY. POLE OFF SIDE OF RUNWAY.

## 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 FTW93FA033](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW93FA033), Nov 9, 1992: Bellanca 17-31ATC (N39883), Dublin, TX, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: IMPROPER IFR OPERATION BY THE PILOT BY DESCENDING UNDER INSTRUMENT METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS BELOW THE MINIMUM ALTITUDE AND THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO MAINTAIN CONTROL OF THE AIRPLANE WHILE MANEUVERING…

## Other reports on N39883 (1)

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

- [Incident 19910716065739I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910716065739I), Jul 16, 1991: Blanca 1731ATC (N39883), Plainview, TX. Unable to get nose gear down and locked. Diverted to Plainview. Nose gear snapped into locked position on final.

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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