# Accident 19950613048309A: Blanca 14193, Fort Stockton, TX, June 13, 1995

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 13, 1995, 15:00 local time
- Place: Fort Stockton, TX
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 30.8893° N, 102.8803° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.8893&lon=-102.8803&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1299R, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1299R-2018-01-02) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bellanca 14-19-3 (registry code 3080106, https://openairdocs.org/model/bellanca-14-19-3) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental I0-470 series (registry code 17027, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-i0-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BLANCA 14193
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW95LA242](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW95LA242) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950613048309A

## Narrative

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

MR. FELTS DEPARTED FORT STOCKTON-;ECOS CO AIRPORT WITH THE FUEL SELECTOR ON THE RIGHT MAIN TANK. AT APPROXIMATELY 1000 FEET AGL., HE SWITCHED FUEL TANKS TO THE LEFT AUX, THE FUEL FLOW STARTED TO DECREASE AND HE TURNED ON THE AUX FUEL PUMP. WHEN THE ENGINE QUIT HE SWITCHED BACK TO THE RIGHT MAIN TANK. THE ENGINE NEVER RESTARTED PRIOR TO THE GROUND CONTACT. THE INVESTIGATION REVEALED THAT THE RIGHT MAIN TANK WAS APPROXIMATELY THREE FOURTHS FULL, THE LEFT AUX TANK WAS EMPTY AND THE RIGHT AUX ONLY APPROXIMATELY ONE EIGHTH FULL. MR. FELTS WAS COUNSELED ON THE PROPER FUEL MANAGEMENT PROCEDURES IN A BL-1419-3A WITH THE THREE AUX FUEL TANKS AND THE PROPER PROCEDURE OF RETURNING TO THE TANK THAT YOU JUST SWITCHED FROM IN THE EVENT THAT YOU LOSE FUEL PRESSURE ON THE TANK SWITCHED TO.

## 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 FTW95LA242](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW95LA242), Jun 13, 1995: Bellanca 14-19 (N1299R), Fort Stockton, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S IMPROPER POSITIONING OF THE FUEL SELECTOR TO A TANK WITH UNUSABLE FUEL. A FACTOR WAS THE LACK OF SUITABLE TERRAIN FOR THE FORCED LANDING.

## Other reports on N1299R (1)

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

- [Accident 20120830020769A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20120830020769A), Aug 30, 2012: Bellanca 14-19-3 (N1299R), Healdsburg, CA, Substantial damage. Performing touch and goes at the cloverdale, CA airport (O60). While enroute back to santa rosa, CA airport (sts) the engine quit. Aircraft force landed in a…

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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