# Accident 19931210046689A: Blanca 1730A, La Grange, GA, December 10, 1993

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 10, 1993, 18:05 local time
- Place: La Grange, GA
- Airport: Callaway Airport
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.0298° N, 84.9808° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.0298&lon=-84.9808&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4195B, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4195B-2013-08-14) (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: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL94FA028](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL94FA028) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19931210046689A

## Narrative

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

FAILED TURN OF MASTER. DEAD BATTERY NO CHARGE PRIOR JUMP START. INDICATES LOST ELECTRICS AND CONTROL. NO IFR RATING

## 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 ATL94FA028](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL94FA028), Dec 10, 1993: Bellanca 17-30A (N4195B), Lagrange, GA, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: WAS THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO CORRECT A KNOWN LOW BATTERY CONDITION BEFORE DEPARTING, WHICH RESULTED IN A LOSS OF ELECTRICAL POWER DURING AN INSTRUMENT APPROACH. FACTORS WERE THE DARK NIGHT AND THE LOW…

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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