# Incident 19970506014729I: Mclish B85C, Selma, CA, May 6, 1997

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 6, 1997, 11:15 local time
- Place: Selma, CA
- Airport: Selma Airport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.5810° N, 119.6570° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at SELMA (0Q4), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.5810&lon=-119.6570&mi=10
- Aircraft: N41746, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N41746-2021-01-30) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Funk B75L (registry code 5480204, https://openairdocs.org/model/funk-b75l) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental C85 series (registry code 17008, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-c85-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MCLISH B85C
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 800 total, 700 in this make and model, 4 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970506014729I

## Narrative

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

NARRATIVE: ON TUESDAY, MAY 06, 1997, AT APPROXIMATELY 11:15 PDT, MR. MARTIN BLANCHARD WAS ACTING AS PILOT IN COMMAND OF A FUNK B85-C AIRCRAFT. FOLLOWING DEPARTURE FROM RUNWAY 10 AT SELMA AIRPORT, THE AIRCRAFT ENGINE FAILED AT APPROXIMATELY 800 FEET ABOVE GROUND LEVEL. MR. BLANCHARD ATTEMPTED TO MAKE AN OFF AIRPORT LANDING IN A PLOWED FIELD APPROXIMATELY 1 1/2 MILES SOUTH OF THE AIRPORT, ON THE WEST SIDE OF DEWORF AVENUE, 2/10 MILES SOUTH OF FLORAL AVENUE, SELMA, CA. LANDING ACROSS THE FIELDS PLOWED FURROWS THE AIRCRAFT'S LEFT MAIN LANDING GEAR COLLAPSED FOLLOWING GROUND CONTACT. DURING THE REMAINING SLIDE TO A STOP THE AIRCRAFT PROPELLER WAS BENT AFT AND MINOR DAMAGE OCCURRED TO THE RIGHT WING TIP. THE PILOT AND PASSENGER DID NOT SUSTAIN ANY INJURIES. THE WEATHER WAS VFR AND NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED. IT WAS NOTED DURING THE INVESTIGATION THAT MR. BLANCHARD DID NOT HAVE A CURRENT MEDICAL CERTIFICATE IN HIS POSSESSION. MR. BLANCHARD'S MEDICAL CERTIFICATE HAD EXPIRED IN NOVEMBER OF 1996 AND HE HAD NOT RENEWED IT. MR. BLANCHARD HAD FURTHER FAILED TO OBTAIN A FLIGHT REVIEW IN THE PAST TWENTY FOUR MONTHS AS REQUIRED BY FEDERAL AVIATION REGULATIONS.

## Other reports on N41746 (1)

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

- [Accident 19750720024669A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750720024669A), Jul 20, 1975: Mclish B75L (N41746), Stonyford, CA, Substantial damage. Hit hill.

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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