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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Blanca 17-30 · Jena, LA · September 3, 1979

Date
September 3, 1979 · 07:35 local
Place
Jena, LA
Phase of flight
Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N11811
NTSB investigation
NTSBFTW79DRJ23
Reported as
Blanca 1730
Reported engine
Continental IO520D
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
421 total12 in this make and model12 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Engine stopped enroute. Tanks contained fuel,but no fuel found in fuel lines to engine. No mechanical defects found.

As the FAA filed it

ENGINE STOPPED ENROUTE. TANKS CONTAINED FUEL,BUT NO FUEL FOUND IN FUEL LINES TO ENGINE.NO MECHANICAL DEFECTS FOUND.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.