# Accident 19730126001709A: Blanca 14193, Matador, TX, January 26, 1973

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 26, 1973
- Place: Matador, TX
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Location: 34.0151° N, 100.8211° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Matador, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.0151&lon=-100.8211&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6633V, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6633V-2013-10-24) (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 14193
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 4,869 total, 1,662 in this make and model, 9 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW73DQG28](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW73DQG28) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730126001709A

## Narrative

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

PLT SELECTED EMPTY FUEL TANK.

## 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 FTW73DQG28](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW73DQG28), Jan 26, 1973: Bellanca 17-30 (N6633V), Matador, TX, substantial damage

## Other reports on N6633V (1)

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

- [Incident 19860302013279I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860302013279I), Mar 2, 1986: Blanca 1730A (N6633V), Bulverde, TX, Minor damage. Landed gear up after improper emergency gear procedures were used. Alternator belt had failed and battery discharge

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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