# Incident 19960810029299I: Blanca 1731TC, Golden Valley, AZ, August 10, 1996

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 10, 1996, 17:25 local time
- Place: Golden Valley, AZ
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.2233° N, 114.2230° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Golden Valley, AZ, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.2233&lon=-114.2230&mi=10
- Aircraft: N28018, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N28018) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bellanca 17-31ATC (registry code 1220437, https://openairdocs.org/model/bellanca-17-31atc) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming IO-540 series (registry code 41530, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-io-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BLANCA 1731TC
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 12,000 total, 2,500 in this make and model, 50 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960810029299I

## Narrative

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

NARRATIVE: ABOUT 10 TO 15 MINUTES AFTER TAKEOFF FROM KINGMAN HE LOST ALL POWER (ENGINE). BECAUSE OF HEAVY WESTBOUND TRAFFIC ON THE HIGHWAY, HE ELECTED TO TURN AROUND AND LAND ON THE EASTBOUND LANES WHICH HAD LIGHTER TRAFFIC. HE INTENTIONALLY LANDED GEAR-UP AND FLAPS TO HAVE AN APPROPRIATE SPEED TO MERGE AND NOT CAUSE A TRAFFIC ACCIDENT. THE PLANE SKIDDED ON THE HIGHWAY, THEN THE RIGHT WING-TIP CAUGHT A HIGHWAY SIGN AND TURNED INTO A DITCH, WHERE IT CAME TO REST. DAMAGE WAS MINOR. REPORT CLOSED.

## Other reports on N28018 (1)

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

- [Incident 19820311007539I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820311007539I), Mar 11, 1982: Blanca 1731ATC (N28018), Lajunta, CO, Minor damage. Lost directional control on landing roll. Ran off side of ruwnay.

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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