# Accident 19940720019609A: Blanca 149, Lakeland, FL, July 20, 1994

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 20, 1994, 14:07 local time
- Place: Lakeland, FL
- Airport: Lakeland Regional Airport
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 27.9795° N, 82.0096° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=27.9795&lon=-82.0096&mi=10
- Aircraft: N25310, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N25310-2020-08-02) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bellanca 14-9 (registry code 1200802, https://openairdocs.org/model/bellanca-14-9) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Ken Royce 90-5 series (registry code 37002, https://openairdocs.org/engine/ken-royce-90-5-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BLANCA 149
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,900 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA94FA181](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA94FA181) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940720019609A

## Narrative

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

TOOK OFF WITHOUT ATC CLEARANCE. ENGINE QUIT. STRUCK WIRES. CRASHED. UNAUTHORIZED FUEL PUMP ATTACH ARM. NO ANNUAL.

## 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 MIA94FA181](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA94FA181), Jul 20, 1994: Bellanca 14-9 (N25310), Lakeland, FL, destroyed. Probable cause: THE IMPROPER MODIFICATION OF THE ENGINE DRIVEN FUEL PUMP MECHANICAL ARM BY AN UNKNOWN PERSON, RESTRICTING THE FUEL SYSTEMS ABILITY TO SUPPLY FUEL TO THE ENGINE AT FULL POWER.

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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