# Accident 19930320005689A: Blanca 1730A, Plainview, TX, March 20, 1993

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 20, 1993, 14:05 local time
- Place: Plainview, TX
- Airport: Hale County Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 31.9794° N, 102.1308° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=31.9794&lon=-102.1308&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4045B, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4045B-2013-04-17) (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
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 231 total, 98 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW93LA109](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW93LA109) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930320005689A

## Narrative

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

ENGINE QUIT IN PATTERN. CRASH LANDED SHORT OF RUNWAY. RIGHT FUEL TANK EMPTY. PILOT CLAIMS TO HAVE SWITCHED 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 FTW93LA109](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW93LA109), Mar 20, 1993: Bellanca 17-30A (N4045B), Plainview, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S THE IMPROPER FLARE PRIOR TO TOUCHDOWN. FACTORS WERE THE FUEL STARVATION POWER LOSS AND IMPROPER POSITIONING OF THE FUEL SELECTOR.

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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