# Incident 19830512018879I: Blanca 1731ATC, Prosper, TX, May 12, 1983

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 12, 1983, 18:30 local time
- Place: Prosper, TX
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.2410° N, 96.8075° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Prosper, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.2410&lon=-96.8075&mi=10
- Aircraft: N14717, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N14717-2013-01-31) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bellanca 17-31ATC (registry code 1220437, https://openairdocs.org/model/bellanca-17-31atc) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming TI0-540 series (registry code 41533, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-ti0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BLANCA 1731ATC
- Reported engine: LYC IO540*
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,583 total, 30 in this make and model, 12 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830512018879I

## Narrative

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

SWITCHED FUEL SELECTOR FROM A FULL TO AN EMPTY TANK. FAILED TO NOTE ERROR. LANDED WHEELS UP IN AN OPEN FIELD.

## Other reports on N14717 (1)

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

- [Accident 19801225078589A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19801225078589A), Dec 25, 1980: Blanca 1731ATC (N14717), Paris, TX, Substantial damage. Improper level off. Porpoised after hard landing. Impact damaged landing gear, motor mount, and wing spar.

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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