# Accident 19940617015639A: Blanca 1730A, Tomahawk, WI, June 17, 1994

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 17, 1994, 14:45 local time
- Place: Tomahawk, WI
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 44.5403° N, 89.5591° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.5403&lon=-89.5591&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8218R, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8218R-1997-03-24) (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
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,300 total, 20 in this make and model, 70 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI94LA204](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI94LA204) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940617015639A

## Narrative

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

LOST POWER LOCAL FLIGHT.STRUCK TREES AND SWAMP. REMOVED FROM SWAMP 3MO LATER. UNABLE TO DETERMINE CAUSE.

## 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 CHI94LA204](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI94LA204), Jun 17, 1994: Bellanca 17-30 (N8218R), Tomahawk, WI, destroyed. Probable cause: THE LOSS OF ENGINE POWER DUE TO AN UNDETERMINED REASON. FACTORS IN THE ACCIDENT WERE THE LACK OF SUITABLE TERRAIN IN PREVENTING THE PILOT FROM MAKING A SAFE FORCED 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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