# Incident 19881228065279I: Blanca 1730A, Las Vegas, NV, December 28, 1988

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 28, 1988, 10:00 local time
- Place: Las Vegas, NV
- Airport: Mc Carran International
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.1750° N, 115.1372° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Las Vegas, NV, within about 7 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.1750&lon=-115.1372&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6638V, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6638V-1997-05-09) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bellanca 17-30A (registry code 1220433, https://openairdocs.org/model/bellanca-17-30a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BLANCA 1730A
- Reported engine: CONT IO520K
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 6,000 total, 100 in this make and model, 200 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19881228065279I

## Narrative

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

ENGINE FAILURE FROM FUEL EXHAUSTION ON CLIMBOUT. DEAD STICK LANDING ON AIRPORT. IMPROPER FUEL MANAGEMENT.

## Other reports on N6638V (1)

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

- [Accident 19970131001129A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970131001129A), Jan 31, 1997: Blanca 1730A (N6638V), Scottsdale, AZ, Substantial damage. Approaching sdl engine idled. No throttle control. Fuel selected to empty tank. Both outboard tanks empty.

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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