# Incident 19801026076009I: Blanca 7ACA, Abilene, TX, October 26, 1980

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 26, 1980, 15:30 local time
- Place: Abilene, TX
- Airport: Municipal
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Forced Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.4487° N, 99.7331° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Abilene, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.4487&lon=-99.7331&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8210R, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8210R) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bellanca 17-30A (registry code 1220433, https://openairdocs.org/model/bellanca-17-30a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental IO-520 series (registry code 17032, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-520-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BLANCA 7ACA
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 340 total, 20 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19801026076009I

## Narrative

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

PILOT SWITCHED TANKS ON FINAL AND ENGINE QUIT. HAD FUEL IN ALL TANKS AND THE FUEL SELECTOR OPERATED NORMALLY.

## Other reports on N8210R (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 20230504009239A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20230504009239A), May 4, 2023: Bellanca 17-30A (N8210R), Longville, MN, Substantial damage. The PIC was approaching the kxvg airport from the south at approximately the same time as another aircraft. Both aircraft agreed that the PIC of the accident…

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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