# Incident 19870605036769I: Blanca 14193A, Bridgeport, CT, June 5, 1987

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 5, 1987, 19:20 local time
- Place: Bridgeport, CT
- Airport: Igor I Sikorsky Memorial
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.1635° N, 73.1262° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at Igor I Sikorsky Memorial Airport (BDR), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.1635&lon=-73.1262&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8528R, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8528R-2020-09-04) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bellanca 14-19-3 (registry code 3080106, https://openairdocs.org/model/bellanca-14-19-3) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental I0-470 series (registry code 17027, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-i0-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BLANCA 14193A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 7,000 total, 780 in this make and model, 70 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870605036769I

## Narrative

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

THE ENGINE FAILED FROM FUEL STARVATION ON FINAL. AIRCRAFT LANDED IN PARKING LOT. FUEL QUANTITY INDICATOR INACCURATE

## Other reports on N8528R (2)

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

- [Incident 19890701046079I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890701046079I), Jul 1, 1989: Blanca 14193A (N8528R), Rutland, VT, Damage unknown. Reported in flight control problem. Hard landing. Aircraft removed before it could be inspected.
- [Incident 19851130064609I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19851130064609I), Nov 30, 1985: Blanca 14193A (N8528R), Stratford, CT, Minor damage. Engine quit after takeoff. Landed back on remaining runway before gear fully extended. No discrepancies found.

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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