20041009026339I

Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Blanca 17-31ATC · Lochbuie, CO · October 9, 2004

Date: October 9, 2004 · 18:15 local
Place: Lochbuie, CO
Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N93600
Reported as: Blanca 1731ATC
Reported engine: Lycoming IO540*
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 2,500 total250 in this make and model50 in the last 90 days

N93600Registered now · Bellanca 17-31ATCS/N 73-31061 Airframe modelBellanca 17-31ATC Engine modelLycoming TI0-540 seriesTurbo-prop

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

(-23) N93600 departed parkview airport at or about 5:30 pm on 10/9/04 with Mr. James willer as pilot in command. The aircraft overflew the van air airport on a pleasure flight. On the return flight the aircraft lost power and landed in a stubble corn field near the town of Lochbuie, CO. There were no injuries and damage was limited to the left wingtip, the propeller and the landing gear. Inspection of the aircraft on scene indicated the left tank was full of fuel and the right tank had visible fuel.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) N93600 DEPARTED PARKVIEW AIRPORT AT OR ABOUT 5:30 PM ON 10/9/04 WITH MR. JAMES WILLER AS PILOT IN COMMAND. THE AIRCRAFT OVERFLEW THE VAN AIR AIRPORT ON A PLEASURE FLIGHT. ON THE RETURN FLIGHT THE AIRCRAFT LOST POWER AND LANDED IN A STUBBLE CORN FIELD NEAR THE TOWN OF LOCHBUIE, CO. THERE WERE NO INJURIES AND DAMAGE WAS LIMITED TO THE LEFT WINGTIP, THE PROPELLER AND THE LANDING GEAR. INSPECTION OF THE AIRCRAFT ON SCENE INDICATED THE LEFT TANK WAS FULL OF FUEL AND THE RIGHT TANK HAD VISIBLE FUEL.