# Incident 19871023063549I: Blanca 1730, El Dorado, KS, October 23, 1987

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 23, 1987, 17:00 local time
- Place: El Dorado, KS
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.8204° N, 96.8630° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of El Dorado, KS, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.8204&lon=-96.8630&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4702V, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4702V) (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
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 4,000 total, 30 in this make and model
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19871023063549I

## Narrative

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

LOW FUEL CAUSED ENGINE FAILURE DURING TURN. AIRCRAFT WAS STALLED IN, DAMAGING LANDING GEAR. NO INJURIES.

## Other reports on N4702V (3)

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

- [Incident 20210701012139I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20210701012139I), Jul 1, 2021: Bellanca 17-30 (N4702V), Tusayan, AZ, Minor damage. On July 1, 2021, at approximately 14:43 mountain standard time (MST), a Bellanca 17-30 (N4702V), experienced a partial loss of engine power and made a…
- [Incident 20160113000369I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20160113000369I), Jan 13, 2016: Bellanca 17-30 (N4702V), Lakeville, MN, Minor damage. After landing on runway 12 at lvn, right main gear collapsed on landing rollout just prior to initiating turn off from runway.
- [Incident 19851231076099I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19851231076099I), Dec 31, 1985: Blanca 1730 (N4702V), Lawrence, KS, Minor damage. Engine lost power after takeoff. Restart accomplished just prior to touchdown gear up. Water from sump on preflight.

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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