# Incident 19990913027509I: Blanca 1730A, Madras, OR, September 13, 1999

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 13, 1999
- Place: Madras, OR
- Airport: Madras City-County Airport
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 44.6702° N, 121.1551° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at MADRAS MUNI (S33), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.6702&lon=-121.1551&mi=10
- Aircraft: N14786, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N14786) (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 IO520N
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,300 total
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990913027509I

## Narrative

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

(-23) AFTER DEPARTURE FROM S33 AND REACHING APPROX. 450 FEET THE AIRCRAFT LOST ENGINE POWER. PILOT EXECUTED EMERGENCY LANDING INTO A HAY FIELD.  NO DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT OR PILOT ON BOARD.  THIS INSPECTOR IS STILL WAITING FOR A PILOT STATEMENT FROM THE TECHNICIAN WHO INSPECTED THE AIRCRAFT AFTER THE INCIDENT.

## Other reports on N14786 (1)

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

- [Accident 20090902015819A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20090902015819A), Sep 2, 2009: Blanca 1730A (N14786), La Grande, OR, Substantial damage. (-23) During landing on runway 16 the pilot touched down just about 10 ft short of the runway threshold. The aircraft bounced and landed just left of the…

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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