# Accident 19961008031239A: Blanca 1730A, Jackpot, NV, October 8, 1996

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 8, 1996, 05:11 local time
- Place: Jackpot, NV
- Airport: Jackpot Airport
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.8807° N, 114.7802° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.8807&lon=-114.7802&mi=10
- Aircraft: N28172, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N28172-1997-04-28) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bellanca 17-30A (registry code 1220433, https://openairdocs.org/model/bellanca-17-30a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BLANCA 1730A
- Reported engine: CONT IO520K
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 300 total, 200 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX97LA009](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX97LA009) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19961008031239A

## Narrative

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

FLEW INTO DARK UNLIT RISING TERRAIN ON CLIMBOUT VFR. FAILED ESTABLISH POSITIVE CLIMB.

## 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 LAX97LA009](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX97LA009), Oct 8, 1996: Bellanca 17-30A (N28172), Jackpot, NV, destroyed. Probable cause: the pilot's inadvertent disorientation in dark night time conditions and failure to maintain a proper climbing attitude.

## Other reports on N28172 (1)

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

- [Accident 19960104000049A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960104000049A), Jan 4, 1996: Blanca 1730A (N28172), Oregon City, OR, Substantial damage. Landed on closed runway, on roll out hit gravel veered off runway, gear collapsed.

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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