# Accident 19941204040399A: Blanca 1730A, Kent, WA, December 4, 1994

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 4, 1994, 15:40 local time
- Place: Kent, WA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 47.3890° N, 122.2593° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.3890&lon=-122.2593&mi=10
- Aircraft: N39852, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N39852-1997-12-29) (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
- Pilot flight hours: 20,000 total, 50 in this make and model, 140 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA95LA026](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA95LA026) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19941204040399A

## Narrative

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

LOST POWER ON DESCENT TO FUEL STOP. LANDED GOLF COURSE. INDICATES LOW FUEL UNPORTED ON DESCENT. FAILED US AUX PUMP.

## 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 SEA95LA026](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA95LA026), Dec 4, 1994: Bellanca 17-30A (N39852), Kent, WA, substantial damage. Probable cause: FUEL STARVATION DUE TO THE UNPORTING OF THE USEABLE FUEL SUPPLY, AND THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO FOLLOW THE AIRPLANE'S PUBLISHED ENGINE STARTING PROCEDURES AFTER THE LOSS OF FUEL FLOW DURING DESCENT.…

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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