# Incident 20011030034599I: Blanca 1731A, Clarendon, TX, October 30, 2001

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 30, 2001, 16:00 local time
- Place: Clarendon, TX
- Airport: Clarendon Municipal Airport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.9369° N, 100.8921° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Clarendon, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.9369&lon=-100.8921&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1275R, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1275R) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bellanca 17-31A (registry code 1220435, https://openairdocs.org/model/bellanca-17-31a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming TI0-540 series (registry code 41533, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-ti0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BLANCA 1731A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,950 total, 200 in this make and model, 20 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20011030034599I

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON 10/30/2001 MR. HATTER PURCHASED 44.3 GALLONS OF FUEL FROM THE FUEL TRUCK AT MOORE COUNTY AIRPORT IN DUMAS TX (DUX). HE DID NOT SAMPLE HIS TANK SUMPS BEFORE OR AFTER ADDING THE FUEL, HE ONLY DRAINED THE AIRCRAFT FUEL COLLATOR. ON DEPARTURE HE STARTED BURNING OUT OF THE RIGHT WINGTIP TANK FOR TAKEOFF AND AFTER 15 MINUTES WENT TO THE RIGHT MAIN TANK 15 MINUTES LATER.OVER CLARENDON TX HE SWITCHED TO THE LEFT MAIN TANK AND THE ENGINE WOULD NOT RUN, SO HE WENT TO THE LEFT WINGTIP TANK AND ONLY GOT PARTIAL POWER. FINALLY HE WENT BACK TO THE RIGHT TANK AND THE ENGINE OPERATED WELL ENOUGH FOR HIM TO COMPLETE A SAFE LANDING AT CLARENDON TX (E38) WITH NO INJURIES OR DAMAGE. HE DRAINED 3.5 QUARTS OF CLOUDY WATER FROM THE LEFT MAIN TANK, 1 QUART FROM THE LEFT WINGTIP TANK AND A SMALL AMOUNT FROM EACH OF THE RIGHT TANKS. 10 DAYS BEFORE THIS FLIGHT HE RETURNED FROM A FLIGHT TO INDIANAPOLIS IN. THE FUEL TRUCK HAD JUST TAKEN ON 300 GALLONS FROM THE UNDERGROUND FUEL TANKS. NO EVIDENCE OF FUEL CONTAMINATION WAS FOUND AT THE FUEL FARM OR THE FUEL TANK. THE PILOT HAS A FUEL TANK IN HIS HANGAR, BUT STATES THAT IT IS NOT BEING USED.

## Other reports on N1275R (1)

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

- [Incident 19870323007299I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870323007299I), Mar 23, 1987: Blanca 1731A (N1275R), Lansing, MI, Minor damage. Veered on rollout and departed the runway side. Improper use of brakes or flight controls.

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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