# Accident 19800203002109A: Blanca 1730, Darlington, WI, February 3, 1980

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 3, 1980, 16:15 local time
- Place: Darlington, WI
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.6758° N, 90.1208° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Darlington, WI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.6758&lon=-90.1208&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7369V, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7369V-1989-09-12) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bellanca 17-30 (registry code 1220432, https://openairdocs.org/model/bellanca-17-30) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BLANCA 1730
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 238 total, 137 in this make and model, 7 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI80FEP15](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI80FEP15) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800203002109A

## Narrative

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

ENGINE QUIT DUE TO FUEL STARVATION. CRASH-LANDED IN CORNFIELD. FUEL SELECTOR ON EMPTY MAIN. AUXILIARY TANKS FULL.

## 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 CHI80FEP15](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI80FEP15), Feb 3, 1980: Bellanca 17-30 (N7369V), Darlington, WI, 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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