# Accident 20000630008369A: Blanca 1730A, Albany, GA, June 30, 2000

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 30, 2000, 15:15 local time
- Place: Albany, GA
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 31.5706° N, 84.1699° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=31.5706&lon=-84.1699&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8787V, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8787V-2017-06-20) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bellanca 17-30A (registry code 1220433, https://openairdocs.org/model/bellanca-17-30a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental IO-520 series (registry code 17032, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-520-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BLANCA 1730A
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA00LA199](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA00LA199) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000630008369A

## Narrative

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

(-23)THE PURPOSE OF THE FLIGHT WAS TO COMPLETE A FLIGHT REVIEW. THE A/C START, RUNUP, AND TAKEOFF WAS CONDUCTED WITH THE FUEL SELECTOR ON THE LEFT MAIN FUEL TANK. TEN (10) MINUTES INTO THE FLIGHT, THE PILOT FLYING SWITCHED THE FUEL SELECTOR TO THE RIGHT AUXICIALLARY TANK AND THE ENGINE FAILED. THE FLYING PILOT SWITCHED THE FUEL SELECTOR BACK TO THE LEFT TANK AND PLACED THE FUEL PUMP TO THE UP, "LOW", POSITION, AS WAS THE AIRPLANE FLIGHT MANUAL (AFM) PROCEDURE FOR AIR RESTART. BOTH PILOTS NOTED THAT THERE WAS NO FUEL PRESSURE WITH THE AUXILIARY FUEL PUMP SWITCH IN THE LOW (UP) POSITION. THE ENGINE DID NOT RESTART AND THE A/C CRASHED IN A WOODED AREA 10 MILES WEST OF THE ALBANY, GEORGIA AIRPORT (ABY). DURING THE INVESTIGATION IT WAS FOUND THAT THE RIGHT AUXILIARY TANK HAD BEEN RUN DRY ON THE PREVIOUS FLIGHT, THE AFM STATES "IN THE EVENT A FUEL TANK HAS BEEN RUN DRY AND IS REFUELD WITH THE FUEL SELECTOR OFF, OR SET ON OTHER THAN THE NOTED TANK, IT IS POSSIBLE TO HAVE AIR IN THE LINES. THIS SHOULD BE ELIMINATED BY RUNNING UP THE ENGINE ON THE NOTED TANK OR TANKS".

## 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 MIA00LA199](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA00LA199), Jun 30, 2000: Bellanca 17-30A (N8787V), Albany, GA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The dual student's failure to purge the fuel lines of air after a fuel tank was run dry on the previous flight and the failure of the electric fuel boost pump on or low position due to a loose wire…

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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