# Accident 19971217043189A: Blanca 1730A, Steubenville, OH, December 17, 1997

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 17, 1997, 19:30 local time
- Place: Steubenville, OH
- Airport: Jefferson County Airpark Airport
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.3508° N, 80.6990° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.3508&lon=-80.6990&mi=10
- Aircraft: N28122, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N28122-1998-10-14) (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: 555 total, 33 in this make and model, 55 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB IAD98LA017](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD98LA017) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19971217043189A

## Narrative

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

STRUCK DEER DURING TAKEOFF. BECAME AIRBORNE BUT WOULD NOT RESPOND TO INPUT STRUCK TREES DAMAGED RIGHT WING.                                          (.4)THE PRIVATE PILOT AND THE CERTIFICATED FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR (CFI) TAXIED TO THE RUNWAY, WHERE THE PRIVATE PILOT APPLIED POWER AND STARTED THE TAKE OFF ROLL.  THE PILOTS REPORTED FEELING A JOLT JUST AFTER ROTATION, AND THE AIRPLANE VEERED TO THE RIGHT.  THE CFI IMMEDIATELY TOOK CONTROL OF THE AIRPLANE AND BEGAN TO MANEUVER THE AIRPLANE AROUND OBSTRUCTIONS.  THE CFI REPORTED THAT THE AIRPLANE RESPONDED SLUGGISHLY TO HIS INPUTS, AND IT WOULD NOT CLIMB OR ACCELERATE.  THE CFI STATED THAT HE LOWERED THE NOSE OF THE AIRPLANE TO PREVENT A STALL, AND SHORTLY THEREAFTER, THE AIRPLANE COLLIDED WITH TREES.  A DEER CARCASS ALONG WITH PARTS FROM THE AIRPLANE'S RIGHT WING WERE LOCATED LESS THAN A THIRD OF THE WAY FROM THE APPROACH END OF THE RUNWAY.    (-23) SEE PTRS COMMENT TEXT ATTACHED.

## 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 IAD98LA017](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD98LA017), Dec 18, 1997: Bellanca 17-30A (N28122), Steubenville, OH, destroyed. Probable cause: Collision with deer on runway during initial takeoff and climb.

## Other reports on N28122 (1)

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

- [Incident 19820305010149I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820305010149I), Mar 5, 1982: Blanca 1730A (N28122), Ann Arbor, MI, Minor damage. Lost directional control while landing aircraft from right front seat. Veered into snowbank. No brakes right side.

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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