# Accident 19920711024829A: Blanca 1730A, Ortonville, MI, July 11, 1992

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 11, 1992, 16:26 local time
- Place: Ortonville, MI
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.8505° N, 83.4410° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.8505&lon=-83.4410&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6617V, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6617V-1995-05-11) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bellanca 17-30A (registry code 1220433, https://openairdocs.org/model/bellanca-17-30a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BLANCA 1730A
- Reported engine: CONT IO520K
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 6,120 total, 560 in this make and model, 24 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI92LA204](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI92LA204) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920711024829A

## Narrative

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

LOST POWER EN ROUTE. CRASH LANDED IN TREES. FUEL SELECTOR ON OFF. AUX SELECTED TO LEFT EMPTY AUX. FUEL OTHER 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 CHI92LA204](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI92LA204), Jul 11, 1992: Bellanca 17-30A (N6617V), Ortonville, MI, substantial damage. Probable cause: IMPROPER USE OF THE FUEL TANK SELECTOR SWITCH AND INADEQUATE EMERGENCY PROCEDURES BY THE PILOT IN COMMAND.

## Other reports on N6617V (1)

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

- [Incident 19791014052849I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19791014052849I), Oct 14, 1979: Blanca 1730A (N6617V), New Hudson, MI, Minor damage. Right main collapsed after touchdown. Hydraulic fluid was leaking from the actuating cylinder.

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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