# Accident 19961026033869A: Blanca 1731ATC, Lubbock, TX, October 26, 1996

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 26, 1996, 14:55 local time
- Place: Lubbock, TX
- Airport: Lubbock International Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.5907° N, 101.8490° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.5907&lon=-101.8490&mi=10
- Aircraft: N444TL, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N444TL-2011-05-04) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bellanca 17-31ATC (registry code 1220437, https://openairdocs.org/model/bellanca-17-31atc) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming TI0-540 series (registry code 41533, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-ti0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BLANCA 1731ATC
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW97LA027](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW97LA027) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19961026033869A

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT SKIDDED OFF THE RUNWAY AFTER LANDING. (-23) SEE NARRATIVE #FTW97LA027

## 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 FTW97LA027](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW97LA027), Oct 26, 1996: Bellanca 17-31ATC (N444TL), Lubbock, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: the pilot's inadequate compensation for the crosswind. A factor was the crosswind.

## Other reports on N444TL (1)

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

- [Incident 19820308012829I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820308012829I), Mar 8, 1982: Blanca 1731ATC (N444TL), Beckley, WV, Substantial damage. Hand propped engine. Airplane jumped chocks and brakes. Ran into a fence.

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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