# Incident 19980613037219I: Blanca 14132, Russell Co, AL, June 13, 1998

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 13, 1998, 17:00 local time
- Place: Russell Co, AL
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Aircraft: N74384, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N74384) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bellanca 14-13-2 (registry code 1201004, https://openairdocs.org/model/bellanca-14-13-2) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Franklin 6A4150 series (registry code 27024, https://openairdocs.org/engine/franklin-6a4150-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BLANCA 14132
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,000 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/19980613037219I

## Narrative

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

(-5)ON JUNE 13, 1998, AT 1700 CDT A BELLANCA BL-14-13, N74384, OPERATING UNDER TITLE 14 CFR PART 91, SUSTAINED ONLY MINOR DAMAGE WHILE ATTEMPTING AN EMERGENCY LANDING IN A FIELD IN RUSSELL COUNTY, AL., FOLLOWING AN IN FLIGHT ENGINE FAILURE.  THE PILOT AND PASSENGER SUFFERED NO INJURIES.  PRELIMINARY INVESTIGATION REVEALED A BUG HAD STOPPED THE FUEL TANK VENT LINE.

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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