# Accident 19940520011849A: Blanca 1730A, Del Rio, TX, May 20, 1994

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 20, 1994, 16:25 local time
- Place: Del Rio, TX
- Airport: Del Rio International Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 29.3702° N, 100.8891° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.3702&lon=-100.8891&mi=10
- Aircraft: N14773, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N14773-1994-07-14) (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
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW94LA175](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW94LA175) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940520011849A

## Narrative

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

LOST POWER ON INITIAL CLIMBOUT. LANDED ROUGH TERRAIN. EXHAUST LEAK NEAR FUEL PUMP BURNED FUEL PUMP ELECTRIC WIRES.

## 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 FTW94LA175](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW94LA175), May 20, 1994: Bellanca 17-30A (N14773), Del Rio, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: FUEL STARVATION INDUCED POWER LOSS DUE TO AN EXHAUST SYSTEM LEAK RESULTING IN AN ELECTRICAL SYSTEM INFLIGHT FIRE IN THE AREA OF THE FUEL PUMP. A FACTOR WAS THE LACK OF SUITABLE TERRAIN FOR THE FORCED…

## Other reports on N14773 (1)

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

- [Incident 19880824054799I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880824054799I), Aug 24, 1988: Blanca 1730A (N14773), Grant, NE. Elected to land in a field when mistakenly selected empty fuel tank. Afraid engine would not respond in time.

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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