# Accident 19740713026729A: Blanca 1730A, Eads, CO, July 13, 1974

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 13, 1974
- Place: Eads, CO
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Location: 38.4816° N, 102.7798° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Eads, CO, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.4816&lon=-102.7798&mi=10
- Aircraft: N14751, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N14751) (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
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 218 total, 22 in this make and model, 10 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN75DTE05](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN75DTE05) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740713026729A

## Narrative

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

RAN OUT OF FUEL IN ONE TANK,FAILED TO SWITCH TANKS.FORCED LNDG IN ROUGH TERRAIN

## 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 DEN75DTE05](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN75DTE05), Jul 13, 1974: Bellanca CH300 (N14751), Eads, CO, substantial damage

## Other reports on N14751 (1)

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

- [Incident 19880911053839I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880911053839I), Sep 11, 1988: Blanca 1730A (N14751), Enid, OK, Minor damage. Put gear lever down but did not check gear down lights. Landed with gear up.

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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