# Accident 19990321002339A: Blanca 1730, Fort Worth, TX, March 21, 1999

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 21, 1999
- Place: Fort Worth, TX
- Airport: Saginaw Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Aborted (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.8626° N, 97.3781° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at Saginaw Airport, closed, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.8626&lon=-97.3781&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7390V, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7390V-2004-02-13) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bellanca 17-30 (registry code 1220432, https://openairdocs.org/model/bellanca-17-30) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental IO-520 series (registry code 17032, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-520-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BLANCA 1730
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990321002339A

## Narrative

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

ACFT LOST ENGINE POWER ON TAKE-OFF AND SUBSEQUENTLY MADE A GEAR-UP LANDING, OTHER CIRCUMSTANCES ARE UNKNOWN. (.19) ON MARCH 21, 1999, AT 1445 CENTRAL STANDARD TIME, A BELLANCA BL17-30 AIRPLANE, N7390V, AIRPLANE STRUCK THE RUNWAY WITH THE GEAR RETRACTED DURING A FORCED LANDING. THE AIRPLANE WAS OWNED AND OPERATED BY A PRIVATE INDIVIDUAL UNDER 14 CODE OF FEDERAL REGULATIONS (CFR) PART 91. THE COMMERCIAL PILOT, SOLE OCCUPANT, WAS NOT INJUTED AND THE AIRPLANE SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED FOR THE LOCAL PERSONAL FLIGHT AND A FLIGHT PLAN WAS NOT FILED. THE FLIGHT WAS ORIGINATING AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT. DURING A TELEPHONE INTERVIEW, CONDUCTED BY THE INVESTIGATOR-IN-CHARGE, THE PILOT REPORTED THAT THE FLIGHT DEPARTED RUNWAY 36 AT THE SAGINAW MUNICIPAL AIRPORT. DURING THE INITIAL CLIMB AT APPROSIMATELY 50 FEET AGL AND AN AIRSPEED OF 95 TO 100 MPH, THE AIRPLANE DEVELOPED A VIBRATION. THE PILOT REDUCED THE POWER AND LANDED ON THE DEPARTURE RUNWAY. THE AIRPLANE STRUCTURE WAS DAMAGED.

## NTSB investigation

None matched to this report by aircraft and date. Search the NTSB's own records: https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-main-public/basic-search

## Other reports on N7390V (2)

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

- [Accident 19850329010249A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850329010249A), Mar 29, 1985: Blanca 1730 (N7390V), Melbourne, FL, Substantial damage. Aircraft veered on takeoff roll and departed runway and went across two taxiways. Nose gear finally collapsed.
- [Incident 19780723038799I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780723038799I), Jul 23, 1978: Blanca 1730 (N7390V), Templeton Meado, CA, Minor damage. Pilot unable to get airborne from soft dirt runway. Ran off the departure end before stopping.

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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