# Accident 19930820052379A: Blanca 1730A, Hilton Head Is, SC, August 20, 1993

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 20, 1993, 20:30 local time
- Place: Hilton Head Is, SC
- Airport: Hilton Head Airport
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.2245° N, 80.6974° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at HILTON HEAD (HXD), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.2245&lon=-80.6974&mi=10
- Aircraft: N104CB, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N104CB-1996-06-17) (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
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 305 total, 175 in this make and model, 100 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL93LA145](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL93LA145) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930820052379A

## Narrative

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

LOST POWER NEAR DESTINATION. DITCHED IN OCEAN. CAUSE POWER LOSS REMAINS UNKNOWN SINCE AIRCRAFT SANK.

## 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 ATL93LA145](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL93LA145), Aug 21, 1993: Bellanca 17-30A (N104CB), Hilton Head Is, SC, substantial damage. Probable cause: A LOSS OF ENGINE POWER FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS.

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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