# Incident 20000416016879I: Blanca 1730A, Orange Springs, FL, April 16, 2000

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 16, 2000, 12:15 local time
- Place: Orange Springs, FL
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 29.5061° N, 81.9454° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Orange Springs, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.5061&lon=-81.9454&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8207R, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8207R) (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
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,200 total
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000416016879I

## Narrative

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

(-23)PILOT REPORTED HIGH OIL TEMPERATURE, HIGH CYLINDER HEAD TEMPERATURE AND A LOSS OF OIL PRESSURE. ALSO, THE PILOT INDICATED HE WAS AFRAID OF THE POSSIBILITY OF A FIRE.  HE ELECTED TO LAND IN AN OPEN FIELD AS A PRECAUTIONARY MEASURE.  THE AIRCRAFT WAS LANDED GEAR UP WITH REPORTED MINOR DAMAGE AND NO INDICATION IF A FIRE.

## Other reports on N8207R (1)

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

- [Incident 19970822032489I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970822032489I), Aug 22, 1997: Blanca 1730A (N8207R), Gainesville, FL, Minor damage. Narrative: on August 22, 1997 at approximately 1930 local, the pilot, Dr. Giuseppe basile and his passenger, Mr. James e. young, departed Gainesville Regional…

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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