# Accident 19830422015159A: Blanca 1730, Prestonsburg, KY, April 22, 1983

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 22, 1983, 12:30 local time
- Place: Prestonsburg, KY
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.6691° N, 82.7608° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.6691&lon=-82.7608&mi=10
- Aircraft: N199V (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: BLANCA 1730
- Reported engine: CONT IO520*
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 638 total, 234 in this make and model, 24 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL83LA169](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL83LA169) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830422015159A

## Narrative

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

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

## 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 ATL83LA169](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL83LA169), Apr 22, 1983: Bellanca 17-30 (N199V), Prestonburg, KY, 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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