# Accident 19811003065889A: Blanca 14193A, Benoit, MS, October 3, 1981

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 3, 1981, 14:00 local time
- Place: Benoit, MS
- Airport: Valley
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.6516° N, 91.0087° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Benoit, MS, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.6516&lon=-91.0087&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8510R (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: BLANCA 14193A
- Reported engine: CONT IO470F
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 4,610 total, 20 in this make and model, 251 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL81FKQ02](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL81FKQ02-123783) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19811003065889A

## Narrative

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

ENGINE QUIT ON FINAL, CRASH LANDED SHORT OF RUNWAY.  FOUND BYPASS ASSEMBLY IN FUEL PUMP IMPROPERLY INSTALLED.

## 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 ATL81FKQ02](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL81FKQ02-123783), Oct 3, 1981: Bellanca 14-19 (N8510R), Benoit, MS, substantial damage

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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