# Accident 19850717036349A: Blanca 14193, Gatesville, TX, July 17, 1985

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 17, 1985, 18:10 local time
- Place: Gatesville, TX
- Airport: City County
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 31.4409° N, 97.7298° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=31.4409&lon=-97.7298&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7620E (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: BLANCA 14193
- Reported engine: CONT IO470F
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 526 total, 300 in this make and model, 2 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW85LA289](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW85LA289) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850717036349A

## Narrative

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

FIRE AFTER TAKEOFF WITH LOSS OF FUEL PRESSURE. DESTROYED BY FIRE AFTER RETURN TO RUNWAY. OUT OF ANNUAL INSPECTION.

## 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 FTW85LA289](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW85LA289), Jul 17, 1985: Bellanca 14-19-3 (N7620E), Gatesville, TX, destroyed

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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