# Accident 20000822010819A: Blanca 1730, Scottsdale, AZ, August 22, 2000

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 22, 2000, 20:47 local time
- Place: Scottsdale, AZ
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.6428° N, 111.8175° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.6428&lon=-111.8175&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4905V, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4905V-2001-02-27) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bellanca 17-30 (registry code 1220432, https://openairdocs.org/model/bellanca-17-30) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BLANCA 1730
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX00FA324](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX00FA324) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000822010819A

## Narrative

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

(-23) AIRCRAFT DEPARTED CAL BLACK MEML, AIRPORT, UTAH (U96) AT 1855 MST ENROUTE TO STELLAR AIRPARK, AZ (P19) VFR. AFTER DESCENT INTO THE PHOENIX AREA, WHILE MANUEVERING AT NIGHT, AIRCAFT COLLIDED WITH MOUNTAINOUS TERRIAN 4.5 MILES END OF SCOTTSDALE AIRPORT, AZ (SDL) A WEATHER OBSERVATION TAKEN AT SCOTTDALE AIRPORT 2 MINTUES PRIOR TO THE ACCIDENT REPORTED WIND 150/12, VISIBILITY 4 MILES IN A DUST STORM.  PILOT AND PASSENGER RECEIVED FATAL INJURIES.

## 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 LAX00FA324](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX00FA324), Aug 23, 2000: Bellanca 17-30 (N4905V), Scottsdale, AZ, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: the pilot's failure to maintain adequate terrain clearance during a cruise descent, which resulted in controlled flight into mountainous terrain during dark night conditions. Contributing factors…

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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