# Incident 19780111002589I: Blanca 1730A, Amarillo, TX, January 11, 1978

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 11, 1978, 19:20 local time
- Place: Amarillo, TX
- Airport: Tradewind
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Climb
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.1699° N, 101.8259° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at TRADEWIND (TDW), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.1699&lon=-101.8259&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1287R, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1287R-2017-06-19) (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: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 300 total, 30 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780111002589I

## Narrative

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

FORCED LANDING AFTER ENGINE QUIT. PILOT FAILED TO SWITCH FUEL SELECTOR.

## Other reports on N1287R (2)

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

- [Incident 20051207033009I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20051207033009I), Dec 7, 2005: Blanca 1730A (N1287R), Columbus, GA, Minor damage. (-23) Bellanca super viking, N1287R, made normal approach, touchdown and rollout on runway 06 in csg. Landing gear indicated three green lights on final…
- [Incident 19910616024999I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910616024999I), Jun 16, 1991: Blanca 1730A (N1287R), Natchez, MS, Minor damage. Pilot stated he put gear handle in down position. Landed gear up. Skidded down runway.

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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