# Accident 19930630046819A: Blanca 1731ATC, Jackson, WY, June 30, 1993

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 30, 1993, 17:50 local time
- Place: Jackson, WY
- Airport: Jackson Hole
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 43.4703° N, 110.7599° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.4703&lon=-110.7599&mi=10
- Aircraft: N127WZ, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N127WZ-2012-06-14) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bellanca 17-31ATC (registry code 1220437, https://openairdocs.org/model/bellanca-17-31atc) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BLANCA 1731ATC
- Reported engine: LYC IO540K1E5
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 4,535 total, 1,260 in this make and model, 17 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA93LA145](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA93LA145) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930630046819A

## Narrative

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

SELECTED EMPTY TANK BY MISTAKE ON APPROACH TO AIRPORT. UNABLE TIMELY RESTART. GEAR COLLAPSED LANDING IN ROUGH FIELD

## 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 SEA93LA145](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA93LA145), Jun 30, 1993: Bellanca 17-31ATC (N127WZ), Jackson Hole, WY, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S SELECTION OF AN EMPTY FUEL TANK, AND FUEL STARVATION. FACTORS INCLUDE ROUGH/UNEVEN TERRAIN.

## Other reports on N127WZ (3)

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

- [Incident 19870923063019I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870923063019I), Sep 23, 1987: Blanca 1731ATC (N127WZ), Santa Fe, NM, Minor damage. Unable to extend the nose gear for landing. Upon landing the left main gear collapsed. Pilots medical had expired.
- [Incident 19820528048369I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820528048369I), May 28, 1982: Blanca 1731ATC (N127WZ), Midland, TX, Minor damage. Reset circuit breaker, landed gear up. Wire off override switch, silenced gear horn and stopped gear action.
- [Incident 19800417049349I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800417049349I), Apr 17, 1980: Blanca 1731ATC (N127WZ), Houston, TX, Minor damage. Nose gear collapsed on landing roll. Landing gear fluid return valve sticking.

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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