# Accident 20080202009989A: Blanca 1730A, Mukilteo, WA, February 2, 2008

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 2, 2008, 12:40 local time
- Place: Mukilteo, WA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 47.8981° N, 122.2861° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.8981&lon=-122.2861&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8794V, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8794V-2008-04-04) (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 IO520K
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 532 total, 126 in this make and model, 3 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA08LA068](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA08LA068) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20080202009989A

## Narrative

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

(-23) N8794V FLOWN BY THE PILOT ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ WAS ON APPROACH TO RUNWAY 34L AT PAINE FIELD (PAE). HE REPORTED TO ATC HE HAD A COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE. THE AIRCRAFT HIT POWER LINES AND CRASHED APPROX ONE HALF MILE SHORT OF RUNWAY 34L NEAR THE 123RD BLOCK OF EVERGREEN STREET IN MUKILTEO, WA.

## 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 SEA08LA068](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA08LA068), Feb 2, 2008: Bellanca 17-30A (N8794V), Mukilteo, WA, substantial damage. Probable cause: Loss of engine power while on final approach for undetermined reasons. Contributing to the accident was a power line.

## Other reports on N8794V (1)

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

- [Accident 19841108061229A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19841108061229A), Nov 8, 1984: Blanca 1730A (N8794V), Ariton, AL, Substantial damage. Ran fuel tank dry, engine quit, switched tanks but did not activate boost pump. Unable restart. Landed in field.

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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