# Accident 19860418014769A: Blanca 1730, El Paso, TX, April 18, 1986

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 18, 1986, 16:00 local time
- Place: El Paso, TX
- Airport: El Paso International
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 31.8509° N, 106.5299° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=31.8509&lon=-106.5299&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4881V, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4881V-2013-06-18) (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
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 8,058 total, 477 in this make and model, 16 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW86LA070](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW86LA070) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860418014769A

## Narrative

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

ENGINE QUIT DUE TO FUEL EXHAUSTION IN MAIN TANKS. LANDED ON SAND DUNES. INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT OF FUEL TANKS.

## 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 FTW86LA070](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW86LA070), Apr 18, 1986: Bellanca 17-300 (N4881V), El Paso, 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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