# Accident 19951125038309A: Blanca 1730A, Jacksonville, FL, November 25, 1995

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 25, 1995, 18:19 local time
- Place: Jacksonville, FL
- Airport: Jacksonville International
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 30.7892° N, 81.5592° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.7892&lon=-81.5592&mi=10
- Aircraft: N28049, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N28049-2017-07-20) (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: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA96LA029](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA96LA029) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19951125038309A

## Narrative

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

VFR PILOT CAUGHT ON TOP LOST CONTROL TRYING VECTORED DESCENT THROUGH CLOUDS. SPATIAL DISORIENTATION. SPIRAL DIVE.

## 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 MIA96LA029](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA96LA029), Nov 25, 1995: Bellanca BL-17-30A (N28049), Kings Bay, GA, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: a loss of control due to pilot spatial disorientation. Contributing to the accident was: the dark night condition and the pilot's improper decision to turn to an easterly heading with no ground…

## Other reports on N28049 (2)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 19940518027979I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940518027979I), May 18, 1994: Blanca 1730A (N28049), Ft Pierce, FL, Minor damage. Veered off runway on landing roll. Nosewheel steering collar fractured in 2 places. Scissor assembly separated.
- [Incident 19860827047119I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860827047119I), Aug 27, 1986: Blanca 1730A (N28049), Albany, GA, Minor damage. Nose gear was cocked. Veered off runway as nose gear touched. Nose gear assembly rod end was broken.

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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