# Accident 19810128001999A: Blanca 1730, Crosbyton, TX, January 28, 1981

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 28, 1981, 17:36 local time
- Place: Crosbyton, TX
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.6413° N, 101.2377° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Crosbyton, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.6413&lon=-101.2377&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7321V, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7321V-2020-01-06) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bellanca 17-30 (registry code 1220432, https://openairdocs.org/model/bellanca-17-30) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental IO-520 series (registry code 17032, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-520-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BLANCA 1730
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 219 total, 219 in this make and model, 14 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW81FQG09](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW81FQG09) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810128001999A

## Narrative

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

RAN OUT OF FUEL EN ROUTE. CRASH-LANDED IN BRUSH COVERED AREA. FOUND SUMP DRAIN SEAL LEAKING FUEL.

## 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 FTW81FQG09](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW81FQG09), Jan 28, 1981: Bellanca 17-30 (N7321V), Crosbyton, TX, substantial damage

## Other reports on N7321V (1)

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

- [Incident 19781211024739I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19781211024739I), Dec 11, 1978: Blanca 1730 (N7321V), Englewood, CO, Minor damage. Pilot lost directional control after touchdown on icy runway. Left main failed after hitting a snowbank.

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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