# Accident 20040927035139A: Blanca 1730A, Roanoke, TX, September 27, 2004

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 27, 2004, 11:20 local time
- Place: Roanoke, TX
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.0767° N, 97.2328° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.0767&lon=-97.2328&mi=10
- Aircraft: N28086, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N28086-2012-08-27) (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 IO520*
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,500 total, 475 in this make and model, 6 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DFW05CA021](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DFW05CA021) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20040927035139A

## Narrative

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

(-23) N28086 DEPARTED NORTHWEST REGIONAL AIRPORT (52F) NORTHBOUND. DURING CLIMBOUT THE AIRCRAFT EXPERIENCED A PARTIAL POWER LOSS. THE PILOT SWITCHED FUEL TANKS AND TURNED ON THE ELECTRIC BOOST PUMP. THE PILOT REPORTED THAT THE ELECTRIC BOOST PUMP SEEMED TO BRIEFLY GIE A LITTLE MORE POWER BUT THAT HE WAS UNABLE TO MAINTAIN ALTITUDE. THE AIRCRAFT LANDED HARD IN A PASTURE RESULTING IN MINOR DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT. THE PILOT WAS THE SOLE OCCUPANT AND WAS NOT INJURED. AN INSPECTION OF THE AIRCRAFT REVEALED THAT THE MIXTURE CONTROL CABLE WAS NOT CONNECTED. THE ENGINE WAS RUN WITH NO INDICATION OF ANY MECHANICAL IRREGULARITY. (-23 AMENDMENT) AIRCRAFT HAS SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO LEFT WING FORWARD SPAR AND LANDING GEAR FITTINGS, FUSELAGE LOWER LONGERONS DAMAGED, AIRCRAFT IS TOTALED.

## 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 DFW05CA021](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DFW05CA021), Sep 27, 2004: Bellanca BL-17-30A (N28086), Roanoke, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: The disconnection of the engine mixture control cable due to improper maintenance which resulted in a loss of engine power.

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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