# Accident 19850720032949A: Blanca 1730, San Andreas, CA, July 20, 1985

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 20, 1985, 12:33 local time
- Place: San Andreas, CA
- Airport: Calaveras Co
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.2001° N, 120.6191° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.2001&lon=-120.6191&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7305V, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7305V-1990-08-14) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bellanca 17-30 (registry code 1220432, https://openairdocs.org/model/bellanca-17-30) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BLANCA 1730
- Reported engine: CONT IO520D
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 230 total, 89 in this make and model, 27 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX85LA324](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX85LA324) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850720032949A

## Narrative

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

UNABLE TO RESTART ENGINE AFTER ONE FUEL TANK RAN DRY. LANDED GEAR UP IN A FIELD. IMPROPER RESTART PROCEDURE USED.

## 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 LAX85LA324](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX85LA324), Jul 20, 1985: Bellanca 17-30 (N7305V), San Andreas, CA, substantial damage

## Other reports on N7305V (1)

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

- [Incident 19890127005459I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890127005459I), Jan 27, 1989: Blanca 1730 (N7305V), Tulare, CA, Minor damage. Did not see that the landing gear was down. Landed with the gear in the up position. Minor damage to aircraft.

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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