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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Blanca 17-30A · Palo Alto, CA · September 29, 1989

Date
September 29, 1989 · 14:53 local
Place
Palo Alto, CA
Airport
Palo Alto Airport-Santa Clara Cou
Phase of flight
Forced Landing
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N8272R
NTSB investigation
NTSBLAX89LA333
Reported as
Blanca 1730A
Reported engine
Continental IO520K
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
6,000 total10 in this make and model

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What happened

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Engine lost power on final. Landed short in harbor. Fuel contamination. Electric fuel pump vanes worn by particles.

As the FAA filed it

ENGINE LOST POWER ON FINAL. LANDED SHORT IN HARBOR. FUEL CONTAMINATION. ELECTRIC FUEL PUMP VANES WORN BY PARTICLES.

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 N8272R · 1

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