# Accident 19740522018499A: Blanca 1730A, Hillsboro, OR, May 22, 1974

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 22, 1974
- Place: Hillsboro, OR
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Forced Landing
- Location: 45.5253° N, 122.9364° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Hillsboro, OR, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.5253&lon=-122.9364&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8290R, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8290R) (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
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 902 total, 172 in this make and model, 36 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA74FYC53](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA74FYC53) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740522018499A

## Narrative

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

RAN OUT OF FUEL IN AUX TANK. OTR TANKS FULL.

## 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 SEA74FYC53](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA74FYC53), May 22, 1974: Bellanca 17-30A (N8290R), Hillsboro, OR, destroyed

## Other reports on N8290R (2)

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

- [Accident 19910225003499A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910225003499A), Feb 25, 1991: Blanca 1730A (N8290R), Coalinga, CA, Substantial damage. Engine failed on climbout. Nosed over on forced landing. Engine ran normal on post accident test.
- [Accident 19880623042499A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880623042499A), Jun 23, 1988: Blanca 1730A (N8290R), Fresno, CA, Minor damage. Complete electrical failure on climbout. Left main gear collapsed on landing. Failed to assure gear locked down.

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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