# Accident 19930212002299A: Blanca 14193A, Graham, TX, February 12, 1993

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 12, 1993, 11:20 local time
- Place: Graham, TX
- Airport: Graham Municipal Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.1107° N, 98.5548° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at GRAHAM MUNI (RPH), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.1107&lon=-98.5548&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8876R, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8876R-1999-06-15) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bellanca 14-19-3 (registry code 3080106, https://openairdocs.org/model/bellanca-14-19-3) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BLANCA 14193A
- Reported engine: CONT IO470F
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 219 total, 74 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW93LA085](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW93LA085) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930212002299A

## Narrative

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

ENGINE QUIT ON APPROACH. LANDED IN TREES SHORT OF RUNWAY. FUEL SELECTOR ON EMPTY TANK. TWO OTHER FULL 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 FTW93LA085](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW93LA085), Feb 12, 1993: Bellanca 14-19-3A (N8876R), Graham, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE LOSS OF ENGINE POWER DUE TO FUEL STARVATION DUE TO THE IMPROPER POSITION OF THE FUEL TANK SELECTOR. FACTORS WERE THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO FOLLOW THE CHECKLIST AND THE LACK OF SUITABLE TERRAIN FOR…

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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