# Accident 19930726025629A: Blanca 1731A, Columbus, MS, July 26, 1993

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 26, 1993, 18:52 local time
- Place: Columbus, MS
- Airport: Columbus Afb
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Sfl Final Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.5010° N, 88.4005° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.5010&lon=-88.4005&mi=10
- Aircraft: N39850, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N39850-1995-11-01) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bellanca 17-31A (registry code 1220435, https://openairdocs.org/model/bellanca-17-31a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BLANCA 1731A
- Reported engine: LYC IO540K1E5
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,678 total, 760 in this make and model, 43 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA93LA165](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA93LA165) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930726025629A

## Narrative

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

UNSAFE NOSE GEAR LIGHT. SHUT OFF ENGINE ON SHORT FINAL AND CRASHED SHORT OF RUNWAY. REASON UNSAFE GEAR UNKNOWN.

## 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 MIA93LA165](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA93LA165), Jul 26, 1993: Bellanca 17-31A (N39850), Columbus, MS, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT-IN-COMMAND'S IMPROPER DECISION TO TURN THE FUEL SELECTOR OFF PREMATURELY DURING HIS ATTEMPTED LANDING.

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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