# Accident 19900716026419A: Blanca 1731A, Wilmington, OH, July 16, 1990

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 16, 1990, 17:28 local time
- Place: Wilmington, OH
- Airport: Clinton Field Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.4393° N, 83.8294° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.4393&lon=-83.8294&mi=10
- Aircraft: N93666, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N93666-2017-03-21) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bellanca 17-31A (registry code 1220435, https://openairdocs.org/model/bellanca-17-31a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming TI0-540 series (registry code 41533, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-ti0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BLANCA 1731A
- Reported engine: LYC IO540K1E5
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 500 total, 200 in this make and model, 3 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC90LA163](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC90LA163) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900716026419A

## Narrative

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

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

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB NYC90LA163](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC90LA163), Jul 16, 1990: Bellanca 17-31A (N93666), Wilmington, OH, substantial damage. Probable cause: A POWER LOSS CAUSED BY FUEL EXHAUSTION WHEN THE PILOT TOOK OFF WITH THE FUEL SELECTOR ON THE EMPTY FUEL TANK.

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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