# Accident 19810607035579A: Blanca 1730, Royal Oak, MD, June 7, 1981

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 7, 1981, 12:45 local time
- Place: Royal Oak, MD
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Aircraft: N7315V, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7315V) (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
- Reported engine: CONT IO520D
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 627 total, 84 in this make and model, 4 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL81FIG11](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL81FIG11) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810607035579A

## Narrative

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

ENGINE QUIT AND AIRCRAFT CRASHED DURING ATTEMPTED EMERGENCY LANDING IN PLOWED FIELD. POSSIBLE FUEL MISMANAGEMENT.

## 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 ATL81FIG11](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL81FIG11), Jun 7, 1981: Bellanca 17-30 (N7315V), Royal Oak, MD, substantial damage

## Other reports on N7315V (2)

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

- [Accident 19850721040589A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850721040589A), Jul 21, 1985: Blanca 1730 (N7315V), Sheboygan, WI, Substantial damage. After switching tanks engine quit. Collided with ditch on landing. Probably air in fuel lines.
- [Incident 19780519034119I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780519034119I), May 19, 1978: Blanca 1730 (N7315V), Plymouth, MA, Minor damage. Landed long at night and overran runway end. Pilot unable to activate runway lights.

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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