# Accident 19801009052019A: Blanca 1730A, Fenton, MO, October 9, 1980

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 9, 1980, 19:17 local time
- Place: Fenton, MO
- Airport: Weiss
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.5285° N, 90.4508° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Fenton, MO, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.5285&lon=-90.4508&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8856V, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8856V-1983-11-23) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bellanca 17-30A (registry code 1220433, https://openairdocs.org/model/bellanca-17-30a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BLANCA 1730A
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 229 total, 190 in this make and model, 78 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MKC81FCA01](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC81FCA01-201171) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19801009052019A

## Narrative

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

STRUCK TREES WHILE TRYING TO LAND, WHEN ENGINE QUIT ON DOWNWIND. FUEL SELECTOR ON EMPTY TANK.

## 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 MKC81FCA01](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC81FCA01-201171), Oct 9, 1980: Bellanca 17-30A (N8856V), Fenton, MO, 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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