# Accident 19950723019329A: Blanca 1731ATC, Hico, TX, July 23, 1995

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 23, 1995, 10:00 local time
- Place: Hico, TX
- Airport: Parks Ranch
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 31.9808° N, 98.0197° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=31.9808&lon=-98.0197&mi=10
- Aircraft: N500BT, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N500BT-2015-05-15) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bellanca 17-31ATC (registry code 1220437, https://openairdocs.org/model/bellanca-17-31atc) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming TI0-540 series (registry code 41533, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-ti0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BLANCA 1731ATC
- Reported engine: LYC IO540*
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 10,837 total, 207 in this make and model, 47 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW95LA311](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW95LA311) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950723019329A

## Narrative

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

FAILED ACCELERATE ON DEPARTING SHORT GRASS STRIP. BANKED TO AVOID TREES. WING STRUCK A FENCE. WARM HUMID DAY.

## 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 FTW95LA311](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW95LA311), Jul 23, 1995: Bellanca 17-31ATC (N500BT), Hico, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO ATTAIN THE PROPER TOUCHDOWN POINT AND THE DELAYED GO-AROUND.

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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