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Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Blanca 17-30A · New Market, VA · May 31, 1996

Date
May 31, 1996
Place
New Market, VA
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N14765
NTSB investigation
NTSBIAD96LA087
Reported as
Blanca 1730A
Fatal injuries
0

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Pilot smelled smoke in cabin after takeoff, due to electrical fire, tried to return, crashed into a field.

As the FAA filed it

PILOT SMELLED SMOKE IN CABIN AFTER TAKEOFF, DUE TO ELECTRICAL FIRE, TRIED TO RETURN, CRASHED INTO A FIELD.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.