# Accident 20001128043159A: Blanca 1730A, Zanesville, OH, November 28, 2000

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 28, 2000, 13:00 local time
- Place: Zanesville, OH
- Airport: Parr Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.9492° N, 82.0094° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.9492&lon=-82.0094&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8268R, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8268R-2003-04-22) (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
- Reported engine: CONT IO520*
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,100 total, 720 in this make and model, 6 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC01LA044](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC01LA044) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20001128043159A

## Narrative

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

(-23) THE PILOT RELATED HE WAS ENROUTE TO ZZV FOR A PLANNED FUEL STOP ON A IFR FLIGHT PLAN. HE DESCENDED THROUGH THE CLOUDS, CANCELLED HIS IFR FLIGHT PLAN THROUGH AIR TRAFFIC CONTROL AND CONTINUED TO PLAN A LANDING AT ZZV. DURING THE DESCENT THE ENGINE SUDDENLY QUIT. HE TRIED SWITCHING FUEL TANKS FROM THE RIGHT AUXILIARY TO THE RIGHT MAIN WITH NO CHANGE. A LANDING WAS MADE IN A FIELD.

## 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 NYC01LA044](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC01LA044), Nov 28, 2000: Bellanca 17-30A (N8268R), Zanesville, OH, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to follow the restart procedures published in the approved flight manual(AFM). Factors were his failure to follow the fuel management procedures published in the AFM, which…

## Other reports on N8268R (1)

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

- [Incident 20000827028389I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000827028389I), Aug 27, 2000: Blanca 1730A (N8268R), Lawrenceville, IL, Minor damage. (-23)After takeoff, nose gear light indicated unsafe. Pilot attempted to recycle gear and manually extend gear. Mechanic no ground observed main gear extended…

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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