# Accident 19841108061229A: Blanca 1730A, Ariton, AL, November 8, 1984

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 8, 1984, 14:37 local time
- Place: Ariton, AL
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 31.5895° N, 85.7106° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=31.5895&lon=-85.7106&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8794V, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8794V-2008-04-04) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bellanca 17-30A (registry code 1220433, https://openairdocs.org/model/bellanca-17-30a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental IO-520 series (registry code 17032, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-520-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BLANCA 1730A
- Reported engine: CONT IO520K
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,100 total, 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL85LA030](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL85LA030) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19841108061229A

## Narrative

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

RAN FUEL TANK DRY, ENGINE QUIT, SWITCHED TANKS BUT DID NOT ACTIVATE BOOST PUMP. UNABLE RESTART. LANDED IN FIELD.

## 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 ATL85LA030](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL85LA030), Nov 8, 1984: Bellanca 17-30A (N8794V), Ariton, AL, substantial damage

## Other reports on N8794V (1)

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

- [Accident 20080202009989A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20080202009989A), Feb 2, 2008: Blanca 1730A (N8794V), Mukilteo, WA, Destroyed. (-23) N8794V flown by the pilot [privacy data omitted] was on approach to runway 34L at paine field (pae). He reported to ATC he had a complete engine failure.…

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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