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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Blanca 1730 · Prestonsburg, KY · April 22, 1983

Date: April 22, 1983 · 12:30 local
Place: Prestonsburg, KY
Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N199V
NTSB investigation: NTSBATL83LA169
Reported as: Blanca 1730
Reported engine: Continental IO520*
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 638 total234 in this make and model24 in the last 90 days

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Pilot unable to restart engine after running fuel tank dry. Crash occurred during emergency landing.

As the FAA filed it

PILOT UNABLE TO RESTART ENGINE AFTER RUNNING FUEL TANK DRY. CRASH OCCURRED DURING EMERGENCY LANDING.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB ATL83LA169Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportPrestonburg, KYThe acft had been fueled to its capacity of 72 gal. Aprx 3 1/2 hrs after takeoff, the eng quit while fuel was being used from the left main tank. At that time, the plt knew that the aux tanks were empty, but he thought there was 5 gal remaining in the left…Apr 22, 1983 · Substantial damage