# Accident 20011026029969A: Blanca 1730A, Clarendon, TX, October 26, 2001

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 26, 2001, 20:35 local time
- Place: Clarendon, TX
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.8794° N, 100.9067° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.8794&lon=-100.9067&mi=10
- Aircraft: N614CJ, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N614CJ-2017-05-23) (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
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW02LA022](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW02LA022) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20011026029969A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ENGINE LOST POWER DURING CLIMB OUT FROM CLARENDON AIRPORT. PILOT COULD NOT RECOVER THE ENGINE AND MADE A FORCED LANDING AT NIGHT IN A RAVINE 3 MILES SOUTHWEST OF THE AIRPORT. THE ENGINE QUIT SUDDENLY AND THE PILOT COULD NOT RESTART IT. NO REASON FOR THE FAILURE HAS BEEN IDENTIFIED AT THIS TIME. THE NTSB IS TRYING TO SCHEDULE AN ENGINE RUN AND/OR A TEARDOWN. THERE WERE NO INJURIES OR FIRE, BUT THE RIGHT WING WAS DAMAGED BY COLLISION WITH SOME SMALL TREES.

## 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 FTW02LA022](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW02LA022), Oct 27, 2001: Bellanca 17-30A (N614CJ), Clarendon, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: the loss of engine power for undetermined reasons. Contributing factors to the accident were the dark night light conditions and the lack of suitable terrain for the forced landing.

## Other reports on N614CJ (1)

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

- [Incident 20000422016399I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000422016399I), Apr 22, 2000: Blanca 1730A (N614CJ), El Paso, TX. (-23)After pilot departed elp airport, he advised the tower that the flight was choppy and that he needed to return to the airport. In dealing with the rough…

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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