# Accident 19980406005899A: Blanca 1730A, Prescott, AZ, April 6, 1998

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 6, 1998, 11:34 local time
- Place: Prescott, AZ
- Airport: Ernest A Love Field
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.6197° N, 112.4197° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.6197&lon=-112.4197&mi=10
- Aircraft: N125SU, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N125SU-2012-08-14) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bellanca 17-30A (registry code 1220433, https://openairdocs.org/model/bellanca-17-30a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental IO-520 series (registry code 17032, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-520-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BLANCA 1730A
- Reported engine: CONT IO520K
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 8,097 total, 300 in this make and model, 30 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX98LA132](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX98LA132) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980406005899A

## Narrative

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

VEERED OFF RUNWAY ON LANDING ROLL. (.19) ON APRIL 6, 1998, AT 1134 HOURS MOUNTAIN STANDARD TIME, A BELLANCA BL17-30A, N125SU, WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED WHEN IT VEERED TO THE LEFT OFF OF RUNWAY 21L AT LOVE FIELD, PRESCOTT, ARIZONA, AND ENCOUNTERED A DRAINAGE DITCH THAT RAN PARALLEL TO THE RUNWAY SURFACE.  THERE WERE MINOR INJURIES TO THE SOLO PRIVATE PILOT AND NO PROPERTY DAMAGE.  THE FLIGHT DEPARTED FROM LORDSBURG, NEW MEXICO, ON A VISUAL, PERSONAL FLIGHT AND NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED.  VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT. (.4) THE AIRCRAFT VEERED LEFT AFTER LANDING AND ENCOUNTERED A DRAINAGE DITCH THAT RAN PARALLEL TO THE RUNWAY SURFACE.                                                                     (-23) NO NARRATIVE.

## 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 LAX98LA132](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX98LA132), Apr 6, 1998: Bellanca BL17-30A (N125SU), Prescott, AZ, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to attain directional control after swerving off the runway and impacting a ditch.

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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