# Accident 19960511010239A: Blanca 1730, Springfield, MO, May 11, 1996

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 11, 1996, 19:05 local time
- Place: Springfield, MO
- Airport: Springfield Regional
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.2153° N, 93.2982° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Springfield, MO, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.2153&lon=-93.2982&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6668V, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6668V-1998-09-12) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bellanca 17-30 (registry code 1220432, https://openairdocs.org/model/bellanca-17-30) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BLANCA 1730
- Reported engine: CONT IO520D
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 400 total, 4 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI96LA158](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI96LA158) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960511010239A

## Narrative

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

FORCED LANDED NEAR DESTINATION AIRPORT. FUEL TANKS WERE EMPTY AFTER FHR FLIGHT. ESTIMATE TIME EN ROUTE 21/2 HRS.

## 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 CHI96LA158](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI96LA158), May 12, 1996: Bellanca 17-30 (N6668V), Springfield, MO, substantial damage. Probable cause: a total loss of power due to the pilot's inadequate preflight planning and preparation and subsequent fuel exhaustion. A factor was the pilot's lack of experience in the airplane.

## Other reports on N6668V (4)

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

- [Incident 19891209064549I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19891209064549I), Dec 9, 1989: Blanca 1730 (N6668V), Bishop, TX, Minor damage. Pilot landed with gear retracted.
- [Incident 19850527026429I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850527026429I), May 27, 1985: Blanca 1730 (N6668V), Bishop, TX, Minor damage. Pilot failed to lower gear for landing. Will use checklist in future.
- [Incident 19850329018979I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850329018979I), Mar 29, 1985: Blanca 1730 (N6668V), San Antonio, TX. Pilot climbed on top when he could no longer remain VFR. Made 3 ILS attempts nearly lost control of aircraft.
- [Incident 19800520053479I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800520053479I), May 20, 1980: Blanca 1730 (N6668V), Alice, TX, Minor damage. Prop struck runway on landing. Pilot then took off. Landed at another airport. Suspect wheels-up approach.

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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