# Accident 19820509014469A: Blanca 1419, Hays, KS, May 9, 1982

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 9, 1982, 16:20 local time
- Place: Hays, KS
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.8705° N, 99.3094° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.8705&lon=-99.3094&mi=10
- Aircraft: N501A, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N501A-2006-07-05) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bellanca 14-19 (registry code 3080102, https://openairdocs.org/model/bellanca-14-19) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-435A/0-435C (registry code 41517, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-435a-0-435c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BLANCA 1419
- Reported engine: LYC O435A
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,200 total, 11 in this make and model, 10 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MKC82DA076](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC82DA076) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820509014469A

## Narrative

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

RAN AUXILIARY TANK DRY EN ROUTE. UNABLE RESTART ON MAIN TANK WITH APPARENT VAPOR LOCK.

## 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 MKC82DA076](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC82DA076), May 9, 1982: Bellanca 14-19 (N501A), Hays, KS, substantial damage

## Other reports on N501A (2)

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

- [Accident 20021116033329A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20021116033329A), Nov 16, 2002: Blanca 1419 (N501A), Napa, CA, Substantial damage. (-23) Mr. Brown departed angwin, CA. VFR and picked up a IFR clearance into Napa, CA. He requested and received a clearance to fly the localizer approach to…
- [Incident 19850423028369I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850423028369I), Apr 23, 1985: Blanca 1419 (N501A), Camarillo, CA, Minor damage. Left main collapsed on touchdown. Upper drag strut bent.

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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