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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Blanca 17-30A · Williston, ND · July 23, 1981

Date
July 23, 1981 · 20:00 local
Place
Williston, ND
Airport
Sloulin
Phase of flight
Final Approach
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N8797V
NTSB investigation
NTSBDEN81FTG14
Reported as
Blanca 1730A
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
1,500 total40 in this make and model55 in the last 90 days

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What happened

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Aircraft crashed short of landing runway. Fuel selector on empty tank.

As the FAA filed it

AIRCRAFT CRASHED SHORT OF LANDING RUNWAY. FUEL SELECTOR ON EMPTY TANK.

NTSB investigation

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Other reports on N8797V · 1

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