# Accident 19751216039449A: Blanca 1730A, Cape Girardeau, MO, December 16, 1975

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 16, 1975
- Place: Cape Girardeau, MO
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced Landing
- Location: 37.3094° N, 89.5584° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Cape Girardeau, MO, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.3094&lon=-89.5584&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6702V, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6702V-1988-08-19) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bellanca 17-30A (registry code 1220433, https://openairdocs.org/model/bellanca-17-30a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BLANCA 1730A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,724 total, 30 in this make and model, 65 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MKC76FCA15](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC76FCA15) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19751216039449A

## Narrative

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

AUX FUEL TANK NOT FILLED BFR DEPT DUE LEAK.FUEL EX ABT 8 MI SHORT OF ARPT.

## 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 MKC76FCA15](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC76FCA15), Dec 16, 1975: Bellanca 17-30A (N6702V), Cape Girardeau, MO, 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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