# Accident 19730705021499A: Blanca 1730, Orlando, FL, July 5, 1973

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 5, 1973
- Place: Orlando, FL
- Airport: Herndon Municipal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced Landing
- Location: 28.5383° N, 81.3792° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Orlando, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=28.5383&lon=-81.3792&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4875V, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4875V-2012-08-08) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bellanca 17-30 (registry code 1220432, https://openairdocs.org/model/bellanca-17-30) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BLANCA 1730
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 671 total, 34 in this make and model, 7 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA73FLD02](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA73FLD02) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730705021499A

## Narrative

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

WHEN ENG STOPPED PLT SWITCHED TANKS MANY TIMES UN RESTART ENG.R MAIN FUEL TANK EMPTY.RESIDENT AREA

## 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 MIA73FLD02](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA73FLD02), Jul 5, 1973: Bellanca 17-30 (N4875V), Orlando, FL, substantial damage

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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