# Accident 19960531012049A: Blanca 1730A, New Market, VA, May 31, 1996

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 31, 1996
- Place: New Market, VA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Location: 38.6400° N, 78.6691° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.6400&lon=-78.6691&mi=10
- Aircraft: N14765, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N14765-2012-06-21) (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
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB IAD96LA087](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD96LA087) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960531012049A

## Narrative

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

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

## 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 IAD96LA087](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD96LA087), May 31, 1996: Bellanca 17-30A (N14765), New Market, VA, substantial damage. Probable cause: a loss of engine power as a result of the failure of the left exhaust tailpipe and led to a shorted ignition system. A related factor was the unsuitable terrain in which the aircraft landed.

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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