19791116032039A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Blanca 14193A · Center, CO · November 16, 1979

Date
November 16, 1979 · 11:15 local
Place
Center, CO
Airport
Leach
Phase of flight
Forced Landing
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N8525R
NTSB investigation
NTSBDEN80DTE06
Reported as
Blanca 14193A
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
5,125 total1,900 in this make and model22 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 quit on final approach. Right tank empty, left tank full. Unable to restart due to low altitude.

As the FAA filed it

ENGINE QUIT ON FINAL APPROACH. RIGHT TANK EMPTY, LEFT TANK FULL. UNABLE TO RESTART DUE TO LOW ALTITUDE.

NTSB investigation

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