# Incident 19810321026309I: Blanca 1730A, Georgetown, DE, March 21, 1981

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 21, 1981, 12:00 local time
- Place: Georgetown, DE
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Forced Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.6895° N, 75.3872° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Georgetown, DE, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.6895&lon=-75.3872&mi=10
- Aircraft: N14705, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N14705) (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 1730A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 0 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/19810321026309I

## Narrative

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

ZA PILOT MADE FORCED LANDING DUE TO LOSS OF ENGINE POWER. FUEL SELECTOR FOUND ON AUX TANK. TANK EMPTY. MAINS FULL.

## Other reports on N14705 (1)

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

- [Incident 20111224029969I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20111224029969I), Dec 24, 2011: Bellanca 17-30A (N14705), St. Augustine, FL, Minor damage. During the landing phase of flight, after the touchdown on runway 31, the pilot reported that when the nose wheel contacted the runway, the airplane began…

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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