19870916081329A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Blanca 17-30 · Louisville, KY · September 16, 1987

Date
September 16, 1987 · 11:20 local
Place
Louisville, KY
Airport
Bowman Field Airport
Phase of flight
Forced Landing
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N7378V
NTSB investigation
NTSBATL87LA260
Reported as
Blanca 1730
Reported engine
Continental IO520D
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
9,182 total28 in this make and model81 in the last 90 days

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What happened

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Engine quit while making a steep turn to final. Low fuel unported in tank. Aircraft struck trees and a house.

As the FAA filed it

ENGINE QUIT WHILE MAKING A STEEP TURN TO FINAL. LOW FUEL UNPORTED IN TANK. AIRCRAFT STRUCK TREES AND A HOUSE.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

Other reports on N7378V · 1

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