# Accident 19801011057229A: Blanca 1730, San Antonio, TX, October 11, 1980

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 11, 1980, 17:07 local time
- Place: San Antonio, TX
- Airport: Stinson Municipal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 29.3370° N, 98.4710° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at STINSON MUNI (SSF), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.3370&lon=-98.4710&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4815V, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4815V-1981-05-07) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bellanca 17-30 (registry code 1220432, https://openairdocs.org/model/bellanca-17-30) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BLANCA 1730
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 364 total, 3 in this make and model, 8 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW81FRG01](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW81FRG01) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19801011057229A

## Narrative

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

ENGINE QUIT ON FINAL,STRUCK WIRES,TREES AND A HOUSE ROOF. FOUND FUEL SELECTOR ON EMPTY TANK, THAT READ FULL ON GAGE

## 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 FTW81FRG01](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW81FRG01), Oct 11, 1980: Bellanca 17-30 (N4815V), San Antonio, TX, 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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