# Accident 19960701015879A: Blanca 1730, Alexandria, MN, July 1, 1996

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 1, 1996, 10:00 local time
- Place: Alexandria, MN
- Airport: Chandler Field
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 45.8704° N, 95.3691° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.8704&lon=-95.3691&mi=10
- Aircraft: N838MM, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N838MM-2001-08-21) (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
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,594 total, 176 in this make and model, 45 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI96LA226](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI96LA226) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960701015879A

## Narrative

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

ENGINE QUIT ON BASE FOR LANDING. LANDED GEAR UP NEAR RUNWAY. FUEL SELECT ON EMPTY. MAINS AUX TANKS FULL. (-23) SEE ATTACHED NTSB NARRATIVE; NO NARRATIVE ATTACHED.

## 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 CHI96LA226](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI96LA226), Jul 1, 1996: Bellanca 17-30 Viking (N838MM), Alexandria, MN, substantial damage. Probable cause: the flight instructor's failure to assure a proper fuel tank selector position. Factors associated with the accident were improper preflight preparation and complacency by the flight instructor.

## Other reports on N838MM (1)

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

- [Incident 19821126065949I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19821126065949I), Nov 26, 1982: Blanca 1730 (N838MM), Eden Prairie, MN, Minor damage. Left main landing gear collapsed on the landing roll. No gear defects found. Possible inadvertent retraction.

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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