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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Blanca 17-30A · Bellefontaine, OH · March 28, 1980

Date
March 28, 1980 · 22:15 local
Place
Bellefontaine, OH
Phase of flight
Forced Landing
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N39897
NTSB investigation
NTSBCHI80FA032
Reported as
Blanca 1730A
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
2
Pilot’s flight hours
0 in this make and model0 in the last 90 days

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What happened

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

Pilot ran out of fuel. Tried landing on road, hit car. Killed two persons. Pilot had been drinking.

As the FAA filed it

PILOT RAN OUT OF FUEL. TRIED LANDING ON ROAD, HIT CAR. KILLED TWO PERSONS. PILOT HAD BEEN DRINKING.

NTSB investigation

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