# Accident 19730826024939A: Blanca 1730, Chihuahua, August 26, 1973

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 26, 1973
- Place: Chihuahua
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Aircraft: N4925V, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4925V-2026-06-15) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bellanca 17-30 (registry code 1220432, https://openairdocs.org/model/bellanca-17-30) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental IO-520 series (registry code 17032, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-520-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BLANCA 1730
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,800 total, 800 in this make and model, 100 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN74DQA15](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN74DQA15) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730826024939A

## Narrative

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

FAILED AFTER SWITCH TO AUX TANK.WOULD NOT RESTART.INVEST UNDER JURISDICTION OF GOVT OF MEXICO.

## 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 DEN74DQA15](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN74DQA15), Aug 26, 1973: Bellanca 17-30 (N4925V), Chihuahua, Mexico, 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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