# Accident 19950710017129A: Blanca 1731A, Hot Springs, AR, July 10, 1995

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 10, 1995, 22:39 local time
- Place: Hot Springs, AR
- Airport: Memorial Field
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.4495° N, 93.0998° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.4495&lon=-93.0998&mi=10
- Aircraft: N39875, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N39875-1996-03-12) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bellanca 17-31A (registry code 1220435, https://openairdocs.org/model/bellanca-17-31a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BLANCA 1731A
- Reported engine: LYC IO540K1E5
- People aboard: 4
- Fatal injuries: 4
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW95FA277](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW95FA277) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950710017129A

## Narrative

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

LOST PART POWER. RETURNED. FIXED. DEPARTED LOST POWER AGAIN. STRUCK TREES. THROTTLE CABLE SEPARATED AT PUSH ROD.

## 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 FTW95FA277](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW95FA277), Jul 10, 1995: Bellanca 17-31A (N39875), Hot Springs, AR, destroyed, 4 fatal. Probable cause: THE PARTIAL LOSS OF ENGINE POWER AS A RESULT OF THE DISENGAGEMENT OF THE THROTTLE CABLE HOUSING DUE TO IMPROPER MAINTENANCE. FACTORS WERE THE NIGHT CONDITION AND THE LACK OF SUITABLE TERRAIN.

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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