# Accident 19950531017339A: Blanca 1730A, Corinth, MS, May 31, 1995

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 31, 1995, 00:00 local time
- Place: Corinth, MS
- Airport: Roscoe Turner Airport
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.9300° N, 88.5095° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.9300&lon=-88.5095&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4207B, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4207B-2014-10-06) (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
- Pilot flight hours: 400 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA95FA142](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA95FA142) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950531017339A

## Narrative

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

LOST CONTROL ON NIGHT TAKEOFF INTO LOW CEILING AND INCREASING FOG. VFR NOT ADVISED BUT IGNORED BY VFR PILOT.

## 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 MIA95FA142](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA95FA142), May 31, 1995: Bellanca 17-30A (N4207B), Corinth, MS, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: THE PILOTS DECISION TO CONTINUE HIS VFR FLIGHT INTO INSTRUMENT METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS AFTER BEING ADVISED THAT VFR FLIGHT SHOULD NOT BE ATTEMPTED, RESULTING IN SPATIAL DISORIENTATION AND LOSS OF…

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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