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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Blanca 17-31A · Wilmington, OH · July 16, 1990

Date
July 16, 1990 · 17:28 local
Place
Wilmington, OH
Airport
Clinton Field Airport
Phase of flight
Forced/Precautionary Landing
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N93666
NTSB investigation
NTSBNYC90LA163
Reported as
Blanca 1731A
Reported engine
Lycoming IO540K1E5
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
500 total200 in this make and model3 in the last 90 days

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Engine quit on climbout. Crash landed in open field. Took off on empty tank switched to other tank too late.

As the FAA filed it

ENGINE QUIT ON CLIMBOUT. CRASH LANDED IN OPEN FIELD. TOOK OFF ON EMPTY TANK SWITCHED TO OTHER TANK TOO LATE.

NTSB investigation

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