# Accident 19960917028549A: Blanca 1730, Bowling Green, KY, September 17, 1996

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 17, 1996
- Place: Bowling Green, KY
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Location: 37.0591° N, 86.4595° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.0591&lon=-86.4595&mi=10
- Aircraft: N66PG, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N66PG-2000-06-22) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bellanca 17-30 (registry code 1220432, https://openairdocs.org/model/bellanca-17-30) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BLANCA 1730
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB IAD96LA148](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD96LA148) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960917028549A

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT LOST POWER AND DISAPPEARED FROM RADAR, CRASHED IN A CORNFIELD.

## 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 IAD96LA148](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD96LA148), Sep 17, 1996: Bellanca BL-26 (N66PG), Bowling Green, KY, substantial damage. Probable cause: the pilot's improper fuel consumption calculations and fuel exhaustion, which resulted in loss of engine power and a forced landing. The lack of suitable terrain for a forced landing was a related…

## Other reports on N66PG (1)

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

- [Incident 19790105000739I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790105000739I), Jan 5, 1979: Blanca 1730 (N66PG), Fredricksburg, OH. Pilot ran a tank dry, could not regain power after changing fuel selector

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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