# Incident 19951221044379I: Blanca 1730, Rock Springs, WY, December 21, 1995

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 21, 1995, 13:08 local time
- Place: Rock Springs, WY
- Airport: Rock Springs Sweetwater Count
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach-IFR
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.5947° N, 109.2209° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Rock Springs, WY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.5947&lon=-109.2209&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4865V, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4865V) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bellanca 17-30 (registry code 1220432, https://openairdocs.org/model/bellanca-17-30) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental IO-520 series (registry code 17032, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-520-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BLANCA 1730
- Reported engine: CONT IO520K
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 700 total, 10 in this make and model, 40 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19951221044379I

## Narrative

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

NARRATIVE: ROBERT S. SPALDING WAS PILOT-IN-COMMAND OF BELLANCA VIKING N4865V ON AN IFR FLIGHT FROM MOHALL, NORTH DAKOTA TO ROCK SPRINGS, WYOMING. MR. SPALDING REPORTED ENGINE TROUBLE APPROACHING ROCK SPRINGS. HE SWITCHED TO ALL FOUR TANKS WITH THE ENGINE QUITTING AFTER A COUPLE OF MINUTES OF RUNNING ON THE LAST AVAILABLE FUEL. HE PICKED A FIELD 3 MILES EAST OF RUNWAY 27 AT ROCK SPRINGS AIRPORT. HE LANDED IN A DESERT ENVIRONMENT CAUSING MINOR DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT. THE AIRCRAFT SHOULD HAVE HAD IT'S FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM WORKED ON. THIS IS A FINAL REPORT.

## Other reports on N4865V (2)

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

- [Incident 19880702045069I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880702045069I), Jul 2, 1988: Blanca 1730 (N4865V), Rolla, ND, Minor damage. Right main gear collapsed on landing rollout. Found extension spring assy had failed. Did not lock gear down.
- [Accident 19860727035159A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860727035159A), Jul 27, 1986: Blanca 1730 (N4865V), Winneconne, WI, Substantial damage. The pilot landed dragging the tailskid and the aircraft veered off the side of the runway where the gear collapsed.

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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