# Accident 19791116032039A: Blanca 14193A, Center, CO, November 16, 1979

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 16, 1979, 11:15 local time
- Place: Center, CO
- Airport: Leach
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.7849° N, 106.0469° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at LEACH (1V8), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.7849&lon=-106.0469&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8525R, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8525R-2019-05-06) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bellanca 14-19-3 (registry code 3080106, https://openairdocs.org/model/bellanca-14-19-3) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental I0-470 series (registry code 17027, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-i0-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BLANCA 14193A
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 5,125 total, 1,900 in this make and model, 22 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN80DTE06](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN80DTE06) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19791116032039A

## Narrative

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

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

## 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 DEN80DTE06](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN80DTE06), Nov 16, 1979: Bellanca 14-19 (N8525R), Center, CO, 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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