# Accident 19940513010719A: Blanca 1730A, Camdenton, MO, May 13, 1994

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 13, 1994, 19:44 local time
- Place: Camdenton, MO
- Airport: Camdenton Memorial Airport
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Final Approach-IFR
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.0003° N, 92.7402° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.0003&lon=-92.7402&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4226B, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4226B-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: 4
- Fatal injuries: 4
- Pilot flight hours: 278 total, 24 in this make and model, 12 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI94FA157](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI94FA157) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940513010719A

## Narrative

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

NON IFR CURRENT. FILED IFR. LOST CONTROL DURING MODIFIED VOR APPROACH. VERTICAL GROUND IMPACT. VFR AT AIZ 8 MILES.

## 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 CHI94FA157](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI94FA157), May 14, 1994: Bellanca 17-30A (N4226B), Camdenton, MO, destroyed, 4 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain control of the aircraft. A factor was his lack of experience flying in actual instrument flight conditions.

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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