# Accident 19820929055979A: Blanca 1730A, Tok, AK, September 29, 1982

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 29, 1982, 13:40 local time
- Place: Tok, AK
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 63.3367° N, 142.9856° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Tok, AK, within about 7 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=63.3367&lon=-142.9856&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4037B (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: BLANCA 1730A
- Reported engine: CONT IO520K
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,695 total, 203 in this make and model, 47 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC82DAA21](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC82DAA21) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820929055979A

## Narrative

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

RAN AUX TANK DRY AT A LOW ALTITUDE. FAILED TO RESTART DUE INCORRECT PROCEDURE. LANDED IN TREES SHORT OF A HIGHWAY.

## 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 ANC82DAA21](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC82DAA21), Sep 30, 1982: Bellanca 17-30 (N4037B), Tok, AK, 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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