# Accident 20011111034139A: Blanca 1730A, Nevada, MO, November 11, 2001

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 11, 2001, 15:20 local time
- Place: Nevada, MO
- Airport: Nevada Municipal Airport
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.8408° N, 94.3494° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.8408&lon=-94.3494&mi=10
- Aircraft: N76SV, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N76SV-2005-03-11) (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 CHI02LA028](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI02LA028) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20011111034139A

## Narrative

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

(-23) THE PILOT EXPERIENCED A DETERIORATING ELECTRICAL SUPPLY, EVIDENCED BY GRADUALLY DETERIORATING RADIO COMMUNICATION. ON ARRIVAL AT THE DESTINATION, HE SELECTED GEAR DOWN AND GOT A GEAR UNSAFE INDICATION. HE ALSO SELECTED FLAPS DOWN AND NOTED THAT THE FLAPS HAD NOT EXTENDED. THE PILOT USED 115 MPH, ON A 1.5 DEGREE APPROACH SLOPE. ON LANDING, THE AIRCRAFT BEGAN VEERING TO THE LEFT AND THE PILOT WAS UNABLE TO CORRECT THE DIRECTION OF TRAVEL. THE PILOT SAW THE VASI LIGHTS IN THE AIRCRAFT'S PATH AND ATTEMPTED A GO-AROUND. THE ENGINE RESPONDED INITIALLY AND AT APPROXIMATELY 80 TO 100 FEET, THE ENGINE QUIT. DURING THE ATTEMPTED EMERGENCY LANDING, THE PILOT TRIED TO LAND ON THE HIGHWAY, BUT DID NOT COMPLETE THE TURN BEFORE IMPACT WITH THE GROUND.

## 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 CHI02LA028](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI02LA028), Nov 11, 2001: Bellanca 17-30A (N76SV), Nevada, MO, substantial damage. Probable cause: The inadequate fuel consumtion calculations by the pilot resulting in fuel starvation during the aborted landing, and the overloaded steering link for undetermined reasons resulting in the lack of…

## Other reports on N76SV (1)

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

- [Incident 19820812050479I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820812050479I), Aug 12, 1982: Blanca 1730A (N76SV), Dyersburg, TN, Minor damage. Landed gear up. Low hydraulic fluid, power pack motor inoperative. Emergency gear nitrogen bottle empty.

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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