# Accident 19850721040589A: Blanca 1730, Sheboygan, WI, July 21, 1985

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 21, 1985, 14:20 local time
- Place: Sheboygan, WI
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 43.6993° N, 87.7391° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.6993&lon=-87.7391&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7315V, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7315V) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bellanca 17-30 (registry code 1220432, https://openairdocs.org/model/bellanca-17-30) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental IO-520 series (registry code 17032, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-520-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BLANCA 1730
- Reported engine: CONT IO520D
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI85LA307](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI85LA307) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850721040589A

## Narrative

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

AFTER SWITCHING TANKS ENGINE QUIT. COLLIDED WITH DITCH ON LANDING. PROBABLY AIR IN FUEL LINES.

## 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 CHI85LA307](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI85LA307), Jul 21, 1985: Bellanca 17-30 (N7315V), Sheboygan, WI, substantial damage

## Other reports on N7315V (2)

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

- [Accident 19810607035579A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810607035579A), Jun 7, 1981: Blanca 1730 (N7315V), Royal Oak, MD, Substantial damage. Engine quit and aircraft crashed during attempted emergency landing in plowed field. Possible fuel mismanagement.
- [Incident 19780519034119I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780519034119I), May 19, 1978: Blanca 1730 (N7315V), Plymouth, MA, Minor damage. Landed long at night and overran runway end. Pilot unable to activate runway lights.

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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