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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Blanca 17-30A · Plainview, TX · March 20, 1993

Date
March 20, 1993 · 14:05 local
Place
Plainview, TX
Airport
Hale County Airport
Phase of flight
Forced Landing
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N4045B
NTSB investigation
NTSBFTW93LA109
Reported as
Blanca 1730A
Reported engine
Continental IO520K
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
231 total98 in this make and model

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Engine quit in pattern. Crash landed short of runway. Right fuel tank empty. Pilot claims to have switched tanks.

As the FAA filed it

ENGINE QUIT IN PATTERN. CRASH LANDED SHORT OF RUNWAY. RIGHT FUEL TANK EMPTY. PILOT CLAIMS TO HAVE SWITCHED TANKS.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.