# Incident 20210723013329I: Bellanca 17-30A, Arbor Vitae, WI, July 23, 2021

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 23, 2021, 10:44 local time
- Place: Arbor Vitae, WI
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 45.9205° N, 89.6635° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Arbor Vitae, WI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.9205&lon=-89.6635&mi=10
- Aircraft: N39893, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N39893) (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: BELLANCA 17-30A
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR IO 520 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20210723013329I

## Narrative

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

ON 7/23/2021, THE PILOT WAS ON A VFR FLIGHT FROM CEDAR RAPIDS, IA (CID) TO ARBOR VITAE, WI (ARV). THE PILOT REQUESTED NO AIR TRAFFIC SERVICES. THE AIRCRAFT LANDED ON RUNWAY 36 AT ARV AND EXITED THE RUNWAY TO THE WEST. THE AIRCRAFT HIT A BERM AND COLLAPSED THE NOSE WHEEL AND BENT THE PROPELLER.

THE PILOT WAS THE ONLY OCCUPANT AND WAS NOT INJURED.  THE AIRCRAFT WAS RELOCATED TO ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ (ABV) FOR REPAIRS.

## Other reports on N39893 (2)

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

- [Incident 19910121003199I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910121003199I), Jan 21, 1991: Blanca 1730A (N39893), Abilene, TX, Minor damage. Lost directional control on crosswind landing. Veered to right and departed runway. Hit an embankment.
- [Incident 19891105060809I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19891105060809I), Nov 5, 1989: Blanca 1730A (N39893), Lakeland, FL, Minor damage. Engine problem on takeoff. Returned. Unable to lower gear. Landed gear up. Loose exhaust stack severed wires.

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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