# Accident 19920424011079A: Blanca 1730A, Alto, GA, April 24, 1992

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 24, 1992, 13:45 local time
- Place: Alto, GA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.4696° N, 83.5691° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.4696&lon=-83.5691&mi=10
- Aircraft: N14690, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N14690) (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: 285 total, 30 in this make and model, 29 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL92LA088](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL92LA088) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920424011079A

## Narrative

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

RAN AUX TANK DRY. SWITCHED TO RIGHT MAIN. ONLY BRIEF START. FORCE LANDED. FOUND FUEL SELECTOR BETWEEN TANKS.

## 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 ATL92LA088](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL92LA088), Apr 24, 1992: Bellanca 17-30 (N14690), Alto, GA, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S MISMANGEMENT OF THE FUEL IN THAT HE DELAYED SELECTION OF A FUEL TANK WITH USABLE FUEL, AND THE EXCESSIVE FINAL LANDING SPEED. FACTORS WERE THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO EXTEND THE FLAPS AND THE…

## Other reports on N14690 (1)

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

- [Incident 20061225026399I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20061225026399I), Dec 25, 2006: Blanca 1730A (N14690), Plainview, TX. (-23) On December 25, 2006, the pilot [privacy data omitted] and his son were conducting a local flight in his personal aircraft. During operations in the…

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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