# Incident 19780711043289I: Blanca 1730, Battle Creek, MI, July 11, 1978

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 11, 1978, 14:22 local time
- Place: Battle Creek, MI
- Airport: Kellogg
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.3212° N, 85.1797° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Battle Creek, MI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.3212&lon=-85.1797&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4893V, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4893V-2014-08-08) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bellanca 17-30 (registry code 1220432, https://openairdocs.org/model/bellanca-17-30) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental IO-520 series (registry code 17032, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-520-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BLANCA 1730
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 416 total, 19 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/19780711043289I

## Narrative

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

PILOT RAN A TANK DRY. ENGINE QUIT. DID NOT RESPOND AFTER SWITCHING TANKS. PILOT FAILED TO USE BOOST PUMP.

## Other reports on N4893V (3)

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

- [Incident 20140610018249I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20140610018249I), Jun 10, 2014: Bellanca 17-30 (N4893V), Fort Worth, TX, Minor damage. Aircraft was being flown for a maintenance check flight following avionics work that was performed by field tech avionics. The pilot[privacy data omitted] was…
- [Incident 19790225007519I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790225007519I), Feb 25, 1979: Blanca 1730 (N4893V), La Crosse, WI, Minor damage. Pilot allowed aircraft to get too low on approach. Struck snowbank.
- [Accident 19740805034709A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740805034709A), Aug 5, 1974: Blanca 1730 (N4893V), Sandusky, OH, 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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