# Accident 19941123039119A: Blanca 1413, Tunica, MS, November 23, 1994

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 23, 1994, 18:30 local time
- Place: Tunica, MS
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.8105° N, 90.3104° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.8105&lon=-90.3104&mi=10
- Aircraft: N74232, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N74232-2013-05-08) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bellanca 14-13 (registry code 1201002, https://openairdocs.org/model/bellanca-14-13) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Franklin 6A4150 series (registry code 27024, https://openairdocs.org/engine/franklin-6a4150-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BLANCA 1413
- Reported engine: FRNKLN 6A4150B3
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,900 total, 80 in this make and model, 15 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA95LA028](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA95LA028) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19941123039119A

## Narrative

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

GPS LOST POWER. BECAME LOST. FAILED USE VOR OR ATC. RAN OUT OF FUEL. OVERRAN OPEN FIELD LANDING. RAN INTO TREES.

## 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 MIA95LA028](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA95LA028), Nov 24, 1994: Bellanca 14-13 (N74232), Tunica, MS, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S DELAY IN OBTAINING ATC ASSISTANCE AFTER BECOMING LOST/DISORIENTED RESULTING IN THE TOTAL LOSS OF ENGINE POWER DUE TO FUEL EXHAUSTION. CONTRIBUTING TO THE ACCIDENT WAS FAILURE OF THE PILOT…

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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