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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Blanca 17-30A · El Paso, TX · December 21, 1980

Date
December 21, 1980 · 08:30 local
Place
El Paso, TX
Phase of flight
Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N4087B
NTSB investigation
NTSBFTW81DQD12
Reported as
Blanca 1730A
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
3,300 total2,600 in this make and model25 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

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

Engine quit on takeoff due to fuel starvation. Crash-landed in desert. Found lowpressure on engine-driven fuel pump

As the FAA filed it

ENGINE QUIT ON TAKEOFF DUE TO FUEL STARVATION. CRASH-LANDED IN DESERT. FOUND LOWPRESSURE ON ENGINE-DRIVEN FUEL PUMP

NTSB investigation

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