# Accident 19810630037759A: Blanca 1730, Albuquerque, NM, June 30, 1981

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 30, 1981, 14:30 local time
- Place: Albuquerque, NM
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.0845° N, 106.6511° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Albuquerque, NM, within about 8 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.0845&lon=-106.6511&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7337V, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7337V-2013-05-07) (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
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 4,462 total, 40 in this make and model, 15 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW81FQA34](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW81FQA34) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810630037759A

## Narrative

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

RAN ONE TANK DRY WHILE FLYING LOW TO AVOID CLOUDS. NO TIME TO RESTART ON OTHER TANK. LANDED ON ROAD. HIT TRUCK.

## 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 FTW81FQA34](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW81FQA34), Jun 30, 1981: Bellanca 17-30 (N7337V), Albuquerque, NM, substantial damage

## Other reports on N7337V (2)

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

- [Accident 19831111057149A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19831111057149A), Nov 11, 1983: Blanca 1730 (N7337V), Moore, OK, Substantial damage. Engine quit after departing airport crash landed. Faulty fuel selector and gasculator gasket. Recent annual.
- [Incident 19810109008319I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810109008319I), Jan 9, 1981: Blanca 1730 (N7337V), Gallup, NM, Minor damage. Inadvertent gear retraction during pretake off check list.

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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