# Accident 19990802010319A: Blanca 14193A, North Platte, NE, August 2, 1999

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 2, 1999, 23:30 local time
- Place: North Platte, NE
- Damage: Destroyed
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.1308° N, 100.7705° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.1308&lon=-100.7705&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8509R, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8509R-2012-04-13) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bellanca 14-19-3 (registry code 3080106, https://openairdocs.org/model/bellanca-14-19-3) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental I0-470 series (registry code 17027, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-i0-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BLANCA 14193A
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI99LA272](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI99LA272) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990802010319A

## Narrative

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

ACFT RAN OUT OF FUEL, MADE AN EMERGENCY LANDING 4 MILES NORTH OF THE ARPT, AND WAS DESTROYED ON LANDING, OTHER CIRCUMSTANCES ARE UNKNOWN. (-23)AIRMAN FUELED A/C AT WHITMAN FIELD, WISC FOR NON-STOP FLIGHT TO NORTH PLATTE, NE.  AIRMAN DID NOT OBTAIN FORECAST WINDS ALOFT FOR THE PLANNED FLIGHT.  AIRMAN ESTIMATED HE HAD FUEL FOR 3.75 HOURS OF FLIGHT.  AIRMAN STATED HE OVER FLEW LIGHTED AIRPORTS WHICH HE COULD HAVE REFUELD WHEN HE OBSERVED HE WAS RUNNING LOW ON FUEL, BUT NEGLECTED TO DO BECAUSE OF THE TIME OF NIGHT, AND WOULD NOT HAVE BEEN ABLE TO OBTAIN FUEL UNTIL THE A.M.  AIRMAN STATED HE PRESSED ON TO DESTINATION DUE TO FAMILY AWAITING AT AIRMAN'S DESTINATION.  AIRMAN RAN AUX FUEL TANK DRY, SWITCHED TO ONE OF THE MAINS, RAN DOWN TO 1/4, SWITCHED TO OTHER MAIN TANK TO 1/2,THEN BACK TO 1ST MAIN AND RAN EMPTY, SWITCHED BACK TO MAIN WITH 1/2 AND RAN DRY. AIRMAN STATED HE DID NOT HAVE ANY REMAINING FUEL, AFTER LAST TANK BECAME DEPLETED.  AIRMAN SLOWED A/C AS SLOW AS POSSIBLE FOR LANDING IN UNKNOWN TERRAIN AT NIGHT.  A/C IMPACTED FENCE WITH LEFT WING, DESTROYIG WING, SLID OVER THE FENCE DESTROYING RIGHT WING, NOSE WHEEL BROKE OFF, A/C CAME TO REST WITH MOTOR BROKEN OFF AT THE             MOUNTS.

## 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 CHI99LA272](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI99LA272), Aug 2, 1999: Bellanca 14-19 (N8509R), North Platte, NE, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's improper inflight planning decision which resulted in fuel exhaustion. A factor associated with the accident was the dark night conditions.

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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