# Accident 20061216029079A: Blanca 1730A, Jay, OK, December 16, 2006

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 16, 2006, 18:03 local time
- Place: Jay, OK
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.5028° N, 94.9039° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.5028&lon=-94.9039&mi=10
- Aircraft: N39858, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N39858-2017-02-22) (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
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 3
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DFW07FA039](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DFW07FA039) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20061216029079A

## Narrative

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

(-23) NON CERTIFICATED PILOT TOOK THREE PASSENGERS OUT FOR A JOY RIDE AROUND GRAND LAKE. PILOT ADMITTED TO FIRST RESPONDERS THAT HE HAD A COUPLE OF MARGARITAS BEFORE THE FLIGHT. WITNESSES REPORTED THE AIRCRAFT FLYING IN A SOUTHERLY DIRECTION LOW OVER THE LAKE. THE AIRCRAFT BANKED LEFT, THE ENGINE QUIT AND THE PLANE DESCENDED IN AN EASTERLY DIRECTION. THEY DID NOT SEE IT IMPACT THE WATER. PILOT PUT THE GEAR DOWN AND ASKED PASSENGER TO OPEN THE DOOR PRIOR TO IMPACT. AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST APPROXIMATELY 200 FEET SOUTH OF SHRELINE IN 12 FEET OF WATER AND PILOT CLIMBED OUT AND SWAM TO SHORE. LEFT WING, AUX TANK WAS SELECTED. RIGHT MAIN HAD APPROXIMATELY 3 GALLONS OF FUEL AND 3 GALLONS OF WATER. RIGHT AUX TANK HAD APPROXIMATELY 1 GALLON OF WATER. LEFT MAIN TANK HAD APPROXIMATELY 4 GALLONS OF WATER. LEFT AUX TANK HAD APPROXIMATELY SIX GALLONS OF WATER AND FIVE GALLONS OF FUEL. THERE WAS NO EVIDENCE THAT THE FUEL TANKS HAD BEEN COMPROMISED. FIRST RESPONDERS NOTED NO FUEL SMELL OR FUEL ON THE WATER.

## 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 DFW07FA039](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DFW07FA039), Dec 17, 2006: Bellanca 17-30A (N39858), Jay, OK, substantial damage, 3 fatal. Probable cause: The loss of engine power for undetermined reasons and the pilot's improper decision to extend the landing gear for the water landing. Contributing factors were the prevailing night conditions and 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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