# Accident 19850512020139A: Blanca 1730A, Corsicana, TX, May 12, 1985

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 12, 1985, 14:30 local time
- Place: Corsicana, TX
- Airport: Municipal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.0797° N, 96.4603° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.0797&lon=-96.4603&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8203R, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8203R-1988-04-06) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bellanca 17-30A (registry code 1220433, https://openairdocs.org/model/bellanca-17-30a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BLANCA 1730A
- Reported engine: CONT IO520K
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 432 total, 156 in this make and model, 33 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW85LA219](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW85LA219) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850512020139A

## Narrative

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

ENGINE QUIT AFTER TAKEOFF, FORCED LANDING IN FIELD. FUEL SELECTOR ON EMPTY TANK, FUEL QUANTITY GAUGE SHOWED FULL.

## 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 FTW85LA219](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW85LA219), May 12, 1985: Bellanca 17-30A (N8203R), Corsicana, TX, substantial damage

## Other reports on N8203R (1)

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

- [Incident 19780528040739I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780528040739I), May 28, 1978: Blanca 1730A (N8203R), Crystal, MN, Minor damage. Electrical failure in flight due to a broken alternator belt. Pilot unable to get the nose gear locked.

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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