# Accident 19800809042999A: Blanca 14132, Delphus, IA, August 9, 1980

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 9, 1980, 14:00 local time
- Place: Delphus, IA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Aircraft: N744F, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N744F-1983-11-25) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bellanca 14-13 (registry code 1201002, https://openairdocs.org/model/bellanca-14-13) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BLANCA 14132
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,499 total, 3 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MKC80FCD29](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC80FCD29) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800809042999A

## Narrative

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

RAN AUXILIARY TANK DRY. SWITCHED TO FULL TANK. UNABLE TO START. OVERSHOT LANDING. HIT TREES. DIRT IN WOBBLE PUMP.

## 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 MKC80FCD29](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC80FCD29), Aug 9, 1980: Bellanca 14-13 (N744F), Delphus, IA, 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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