# Accident 19910225003499A: Blanca 1730A, Coalinga, CA, February 25, 1991

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 25, 1991, 18:15 local time
- Place: Coalinga, CA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.1903° N, 120.3908° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.1903&lon=-120.3908&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8290R, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8290R) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bellanca 17-30A (registry code 1220433, https://openairdocs.org/model/bellanca-17-30a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental IO-520 series (registry code 17032, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-520-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BLANCA 1730A
- Reported engine: CONT IO520K
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 640 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX91LA114](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX91LA114) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910225003499A

## Narrative

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

ENGINE FAILED ON CLIMBOUT. NOSED OVER ON FORCED LANDING. ENGINE RAN NORMAL ON POST ACCIDENT TEST.

## 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 LAX91LA114](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX91LA114), Feb 26, 1991: Bellanca 17-30A (N8290R), Coalinga, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: FUEL STARVATION AND THE IMPROPER USE OF THE FUEL SELECTOR BY THE PILOT. THE ROUGH TERRAIN ON WHICH THE AIRCRAFT LANDED WAS A FACTOR IN THE ACCIDENT.

## Other reports on N8290R (2)

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

- [Accident 19880623042499A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880623042499A), Jun 23, 1988: Blanca 1730A (N8290R), Fresno, CA, Minor damage. Complete electrical failure on climbout. Left main gear collapsed on landing. Failed to assure gear locked down.
- [Accident 19740522018499A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740522018499A), May 22, 1974: Blanca 1730A (N8290R), Hillsboro, OR, Destroyed. Ran out of fuel in aux tank. Otr tanks full.

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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