# Accident 19760914028379A: Blanca 1730A, Allentown, PA, September 14, 1976

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 14, 1976
- Place: Allentown, PA
- Airport: Allentown Abe
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Location: 40.5936° N, 75.4784° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Allentown, PA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.5936&lon=-75.4784&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1291R, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1291R-2006-12-07) (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: 1,166 total, 4 in this make and model, 350 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC76FHA54](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC76FHA54) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760914028379A

## Narrative

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

FUEL SELECTOR PSND TO L MAIN FUEL TANK.L MAIN FUEL TANK FOUND EMPTY.

## 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 NYC76FHA54](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC76FHA54), Sep 14, 1976: Bellanca 17-30 (N1291R), Allentown, PA, 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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